Purkayastha and Chakraborty were arrested following a series of raids that were conducted in the wake of allegations made in a New York Times article that NewsClick was being paid to boost Chinese propaganda.
In August, the New York Times report accused NewsClick of being an organisation funded by a network linked with US millionaire Neville Roy Singham, to allegedly promote Chinese propaganda.
Purkayastha and Chakraborty were arrested on October 3 following a long questioning and searches at several locations.
Both were remanded to seven days police custody in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
However, they were not initially given a copy of the FIR. They then approached a Delhi court which on Thursday allowed the plea to get FIR copy.
Source: Barandbench
