NewsClick case | ED issues fresh summons to American millionaire Nivelle Roy Singham under PMLA

ED summons U.S. millionaire Neville Roy Singham for questioning in money laundering case linked to NewsClick. Summon sent to Singham via email and Chinese govt. channels

The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to American millionaire Neville Roy Singham for questioning in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to online news portal NewsClick, official sources said Thursday (November 16).

The businessman, who is accused of spreading Chinese propaganda in India, is stated to be currently based in Shanghai, China.

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The ED has issued fresh summons to Mr. Roy under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). This is a fresh notice issued to him after the agency got issued Letters Rogatory (LR) from a local court seeking to record his statement, the sources said.

The summons have been sent to Mr. Roy on his email id and through the Chinese government channels, after the ED routed them through the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

This is understood to be second summons issued to Mr. Roy by the ED after one was issued last year after the investigation was launched in 2021.

Mr. Roy's name hit the headlines again few months back in a New York Times article.