Singham, who is accused of spreading Chinese propaganda in India, is reportedly based in Shanghai, China. The summons has been issued under the relevant provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. People in the know said the notice has been issued after a local court issued Letters Rogatory at the request of the federal agency seeking to record Singham s statement.
The raids on NewsClick, which took place on October 3, led to the seizure of the phones and laptops of close to 50 journalists associated with the organisation.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police had arrested Prabir Purkayastha and Amit Chakravarty on October 3 for allegedly receiving money to peddle pro-China propaganda on the NewsClick news portal.
NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Thursday accused NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha of conspiring to peddle a narrative that Kashmir and Arunachal Prades.