Dhaka, March 21 -- Authorities in India have sealed off the office of a news agency hours after the High Court cancelled the allotment of land to the institution, according to news reports.

The United News of India (UNI), one of the country's oldest news outlets, alleged that no notice was served before the action and that the office was "forcibly vacated" on Friday night when many female employees were allegedly manhandled.

The Delhi Police along with paramilitary forces allegedly dragged at least 50 journalists out of the office, reports The Hindu.

Despite the raid, the UNI kept on publishing reports online and said around 300 government officials, law enforcers and lawyers stormed the office.

The UNI posted on X: "The sealing of th...