The Delhi Excessive Courtroom on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to NewsClick's founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha booked for allegedly receiving cash to hawk pro-China propaganda by means of its tales.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna additionally granted him the same reduction within the cash laundering case of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The courtroom pronounced the order on Purkayastha's pleas.
The excessive courtroom additionally granted anticipatory bail to NewsClick director Pranjal Pandey within the case registered by Delhi Police's Financial Offences Wing (EOW).
In 2021, the excessive courtroom granted interim safety from arrest to Purkayastha and Pandey within the circumstances.
An in depth order is awaited. EOW has alleged PPK NewsClick Studio Pvt Ltd obtained overseas direct funding of Rs 9.59 crore from Worldwide Media Holdings LLC USA through the monetary yr 2018-19 in violation of the related legislation. PTI
