Judicial interventions in ongoing cases against NewsClick: A timeline of events

The Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Tuesday arrested NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and the news portal’s human resources head Amit Chakravarty in connection with its investigation into a case filed under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967. July 7, 2021: Delhi HC grants interim protection to NewsClick founder till August 5 in foreign funding case The Delhi High Court granted interim protection from coercive action and arrest to Mr. Purkayastha till August 5 in connection with a Delhi police FIR concerning unlawful foreign funding and overvaluing of shares. August 5, 2021: Delhi HC questions why custodial interrogation of NewsClick founder is needed; extends interim protection in foreign funding case till December 17 The Delhi High Court extended till December 17 the interim protection from arrest granted to Mr. Purkayastha in the unlawful foreign funding case registered by the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing. August 11, 2023: Delhi HC seeks NewClick founder’s response in ED plea to vacate interim protection order in money laundering case The Delhi High Court sought news portal NewsClick and Mr. Purkayastha’s stand in a plea filed by the ED seeking vacation of earlier orders protecting them from coercive action in the money laundering case. August 22, 2023: Delhi HC seeks NewsClick founder’s stand in Delhi police’s plea against interim protection order in foreign funding case The Delhi High Court sought Mr. Purkayastha’s stand in the plea by Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing seeking vacation of the 2021 order granting him interim protection from arrest in a case of alleged unlawful foreign funding.