Amit Chakravarty, the head of NewsClick's human resources department, has approached a Delhi court to request approval to become an approver in a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA. This case revolves around accusations that the news portal received funds for disseminating pro-China propaganda, as per sources within the court.

Last week, Chakravarty submitted an application to Special Judge Hardeep Kaur, requesting pardon in the case. He asserted that he possessed substantial information and was willing to disclose it to the Delhi Police, who are actively investigating the matter.

The judge has scheduled the case to be heard before a magisterial court, where Chakravarty is expected to provide his statement. As per police sources, the agency will assess Chakravarty's statement before making a decision on whether to endorse his application in court.

The Special Cell of the Delhi Police took Chakravarty and the founder, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of the news portal, Prabir Purkayastha, into custody on October 3. Both individuals are presently under judicial custody.

The FIR stated that a substantial sum of money was funneled from China to the news portal with the purported aim of destabilizing India's sovereignty and fostering anti-national sentiments.

Additionally, it accused Purkayastha of conspiring with the People's Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS) to disrupt the electoral process during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. On October 3, raids were conducted at 88 locations in Delhi and seven in other states. These targeted individuals are mentioned in the FIR, as are those identified during the analysis of the gathered data, as detailed by the police.

In the aftermath of the raids, approximately 300 electronic devices were confiscated from NewsClick's offices and the homes of the journalists who were investigated. Subsequent to the raids, the Special Cell interrogated 46 individuals, which included nine female journalists, as part of their inquiries.