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The journalist fraternity has expressed outrage following the IT department's move to freeze the bank accounts of NewsClick employees

NEW DELHI: Indian anti-terror police said on Tuesday (Oct 3) they had arrested two people linked to a news website and raided the homes of 44 others, in a case reportedly connected to alleged Chinese funding. The dawn raids in the capital New Delhi raised international concerns over the situation for media

NEW DELHI: Indian police raided the homes of at least eight journalists and activists on Tuesday, local media reported, deepening concerns over a crackdown in a country where media freedom has nosedived (pic).

Press freedom in India has plummeted since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, rights activists and opposition lawmakers say.

NEW DELHI: Indian police raided the homes of at least eight journalists and activists on Tuesday, local media...

Indian police raided the homes of at least eight journalists and activists on Tuesday, local media reported, deepening concerns over

Indian anti-terror police said Tuesday they had arrested two people linked to a news website and raided the homes of 44 others, in a case reportedly connected to alleged Chinese funding.Those raided are reported to be connected to NewsClick, an English-language news website that Indian authorities filed a case against in 2021 alleging it was receiving foreign funding.

Indian anti-terror police said Tuesday they had arrested two people linked to a news website and raided the homes of 44 others, in a case reportedly connected to alleged Chinese funding.

Police seized laptops and phones from reporters working for the anti-establishment Newsclick website—the latest outlet to be raided during a crackdown on media in India.

Amit Chakravarty, who is the human resources head of the news website, has also been arrested.