New Delhi, October 3: Reports have emerged that Delhi Police is conducting raids at over 30 locations linked to the online portal NewsClick. This action comes in the wake of allegations that NewsClick had received substantial funding from China.
One of the locations targeted in these raids was the residence of Abhisar Sharma, a former television journalist turned YouTuber. Abhisar Sharma took to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to report that the Delhi Police were at his residence, confiscating his laptop and phone.
Take a look:
Delhi police landed at my home. Taking away my laptop and Phone…
---Advertisement---— Abhisar Sharma (@abhisar_sharma) October 3, 2023
Several individuals connected to NewsClick have been subjected to these raids. A journalist tweeted that the police raided Sanjay Rajoura, Bhasha Singh, Urmilesh, Prabir Purkayastha, Abhisar Sharma, Aunindyo Chakraborty and Sohail Hashmi’s places this morning. Furthermore, they have confiscated phones and laptops. Meanwhile, some of them were taken to the police station.
Police raids Sanjay Rajoura, Bhasha Singh, Urmilesh, Prabir Purkayastha, Abhisar Sharma, Aunindyo Chakraborty and Sohail Hashmi’s places this morning. Phones and laptops taken. Some of them taken to police station. All of them associated with Newsclick.
— Neha Dixit (@nehadixit123) October 3, 2023
Finally last tweet from this phone. Delhi police seizure my phone.
— bhasha singh (@Bhashak) October 3, 2023
For the unversed, the New York Times published an investigation this year in August alleging that NewsClick is one of the many organizations that is being funded by a network tied to US millionaire Neville Roy Singham for pushing Chinese propaganda.
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