Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site, which has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist-led government
A security person stands guard outside the office of Delhi Police’s Special Cell in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Indian police raided the offices of a news website that’s under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from China, as well as the homes of several of its journalists, the latest in a series of investigations into the finances of independent media in India.
The Editors Guild of India said it was worried that the intention of raids was to “create a general atmosphere of intimidation under the shadow of draconian laws.”over accusations of tax evasion a few days after it broadcast a documentary in Britain that examined Modi’s role in anti-Muslim riots in 2002.
Journalist Abhisar Sharma, whose house was raided and his electronic devices seized on Tuesday, said he won’t back down from doing his job.
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