On Tuesday, official sources said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches on the premises of a news portal and its promoters here on charges of alleged money laundering.
They said the premises of the website — Newsclick — and its promoters in South Delhi’s Saidullajab and some other areas are being searched.
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| News Click's Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha |
Raids were also conducted at the residence of the website’s Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha.
According to sources, the action is being undertaken to collect additional information to probe money laundering charges against the news company and its promoters.
They said the probe is linked to some suspect foreign funding.
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