Delhi: ED Conducts Raid On Newsclick Office, Residence Of Journalists

Premises of Delhi-based independent media portal NewsClick.in was raided by Enforcement Directorate on February 9. Reportedly, the agency stormed residences of portal's owner Prabir Purkayastha and editor Pranjal. The raid was conducted under investigation of alleged money laundering case involving funding from "dubious companies" abroad. Pranjal stated, "we are cooperating and will continue to cooperate". Meanwhile, many journalists have called the investigation an assault on free media.