NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR Amit Chakravarty Arrested Under UAPA

Journalist Prabir Purkayastha, who founded NewsClick, and Amit Chakravarty, the HR head of the news portal, have both been arrested under the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. These arrests come in the wake of a New York Times investigation that claimed the news portal had received funding from a network promoting Chinese propaganda.

Earlier today, searches conducted at the residences of journalists associated with the NewsClick website ignited a political controversy, with the Opposition alleging that the Narendra Modi government was suppressing press freedom.

"A total of 37 male suspects have been questioned at premises, 9 female suspects have been questioned at their respective places of stay and digital devices, documents etc. have been seized/collected for examination. The proceedings are still ongoing; so far, two accused, Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakravarty have been arrested," NDTV quoted a police source as saying.