CBI To Probe Charges Of NewsClick Violating Foreign Funds Norms: Sources

Searches at the homes of journalists linked with NewsClick were carried at 20-odd locations across Delhi-NCR and Mumbai on October 4.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation into the allegations of violations in foreign funding by NewsClick website, sources have said.

Searches at the homes of journalists linked with NewsClick were carried at 20-odd locations across Delhi-NCR and Mumbai on October 4, days after a New York Times investigation alleged that the news portal had received funding from a network pushing Chinese propaganda.

Prabir Purkayastha, the founder of NewsClick, was arrested under anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after the raids.