NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of NewsClick founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty till Jan 29.
Both attended the court proceedings through video-conferencing, and additional sessions judge Hardeep Kaur ordered that they be physically produced on the next date.
The court also noted that Chakraborty had now turned approver in the case.The same court had earlier this month allowed his plea to become approver and had granted him pardon.
Purkayastha and Chakraborty were arrested in Oct last year in connection with a UAPA case registered by Delhi Police for allegedly receiving foreign funds illegally and carrying out pro-China propaganda.
Both attended the court proceedings through video-conferencing, and additional sessions judge Hardeep Kaur ordered that they be physically produced on the next date.
The court also noted that Chakraborty had now turned approver in the case.The same court had earlier this month allowed his plea to become approver and had granted him pardon.
Purkayastha and Chakraborty were arrested in Oct last year in connection with a UAPA case registered by Delhi Police for allegedly receiving foreign funds illegally and carrying out pro-China propaganda.