The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned American millionaire Neville Roy Singham in connection with...
Digital Desk: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned American millionaire Neville Roy Singham in connection with the NewsClick terror case, ANI reported on Thursday, citing sources.
Neville Roy Singham's name initially appeared in a New York Times investigation that a US businessman was involved in distributing Chinese propaganda around the world.
The federal agency summoned Singham to China through the Ministry of External Affairs.
Singham has previously refuted all claims against him of establishing a funding network associated with the Chinese government's propaganda arm to propagate China's talking points around the world, including in India, through the portal NewsClick.
The special cell of the Delhi Police listed him as an accused in the case in which the editor of NewsClick was also arrested. In the last month, around 100 persons, including journalists and activists, have been raided.
Last month, the Delhi Police's special cell detained Prabir Purkayastha, the editor-in-chief of NewsClick, and Amit Chakravarty, the head of human resources. This followed coordinated raids at approximately 100 venues across the country.
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Officials are looking into allegations that the portal received illegal funds from China and promoted China's objectives. Several personnel affiliated with the portal are being investigated.
On November 2, the Patiala House Court in Delhi placed NewsClick's founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty in judicial detention for 30 days.
They were arrested in connection with a case filed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in response to claims of unlawful Chinese funding.
The People's Dispatch Portal, owned and maintained by PPK NewsClick Studio Pvt. Ltd., was listed in the FIR against the duo as being utilised for willfully spreading false narratives through paid news in exchange for crores of rupees in illegally channelled foreign funds as part of the conspiracy.
The Delhi Police FIR alleges that foreign funds worth crores have been illegally injected into India by hostile Indian and foreign entities, aiming to disrupt India's sovereignty, cause disaffection, and threaten its unity, integrity, and security, following a New York Times story linking Singham, a Shanghai-based businessman, to NewsClick.
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