Police raid offices and homes of journalists tied to the news outlet accused of receiving foreign money for pro-China propaganda, in what critics describe as right-wing government's attack on one of India's few remaining independent news outlets.
Founder and editor-in-chief of NewsClick, Prabir Purkayastha, is brought to Delhi Police Special Cell in New Delhi [Dinesh Joshi/AP Photo]
The report accused Singham of working closely with Beijing and of"financing its propaganda worldwide". However, police said the raids were carried out under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act [UAPA], a stringent anti-terror law which makes it virtually impossible to get bail."So far, two accused, Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakravarty, have been arrested."
Hashmi had to hand over his laptop, phone and hard disks containing more than a decade of his writing, calling the raid a"combination of intimidation and a crackdown on freedom of press and speech". Journalists critical of the government complain of harassment, and critics say Modi's government has sought to pressure rights groups by scrutinising their finances and clamping down on foreign funding.
On Tuesday evening, journalist Abhisar Sharma said he was back home after a"day-long interrogation" by police.
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