NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR head sent to police custody till Nov 2

News portal NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakravarty were sent to police custody by a Delhi court till November 2 in a case lodged under the anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that the news portal received money to spread pro-China propaganda, reports PTI.

The accused were produced in the court on the expiry of their 15-day judicial custody.

The duo were arrested on October 3 by the Delhi Police’s Special cell, following raids across 88 locations in Delhi and seven in other states.