Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Urmilesh, two NewsClick writers, were taken by Delhi Police on Tuesday to the special cell offices in the capital. Two senior police officers are also present on the grounds of the special cell.
This occurs as raids by the Delhi police under the UAPA and other provisions are currently taking place at several locations connected to NewsClick.
According to sources, the police also brought laptops, mobile phones, diaries, and other seized items to a secret cell at the Lodhi Road headquarters.
The raids are being carried out in connection with a case that was filed on August 17th under UAPA and other IPC provisions, including 153A of IPC (promote hatred between two groups), 120 B of IPC (criminal conspiracy), and UAPA.
The writer’s lawyer, Gaurav Yadav, arrived to the Delhi Police Special Cell headquarters and claimed to have no knowledge of the reason why Urmilesh had been brought there.
“Urmilesh’s wife told me that the Delhi Police had detained him. I don’t now have any more information, the lawyer told ANI.
Anurag Thakur, the minister of information and broadcasting, stated in a statement to ANI that investigating authorities are allowed to look into any allegations of wrongdoing.
“I don’t need to justify… If anyone has committed anything wrong, search agencies are free to carry out investigations against them under set guidelines,” Thakur told ANI.
BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam said strict actions will be taken on NewsClick or any other agency that will work on the funds from foreign countries.
“Strict action will be taken on NewsClick or any other agency that will work on the funds from foreign countries to break the country. China does not want to see our country grow and it is trying to use anti-national agencies against the country”.
Congress spokesperson and permanent invitee to the CWC Gurdeep Sappal criticised the government for this action “So the crackdown media and journalists is not just a matter of a instant causation. It is expression of the political philosophy of BJP/RSS, it represents the India they want to create surreptitiously” Sappal said in a post on X.
A groom-to-be tragically lost his life in Delhi’s Ghazipur when his car caught fire while…
Prime Minister Modi praised the Election Commission for using technology to strengthen democracy, while also…
Florida children's book author Jennifer Wolfthal and her husband were sentenced to 10 years for…
Israel delays the Gaza ceasefire until Hamas provides a list of hostages to be released,…
A viral video from Varanasi shows a monkey skillfully flying a kite during Makar Sankranti,…
Research shows that maintaining an active sex life after 50 offers surprising health benefits, from…