ED moves SC against HC order quashing case against NewsClick
New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi high court's decision to quash the FIR registered against digital news platform NewsClick and its founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha, along with the money-laundering proceedings arising from the case, people familiar with the development said.
In May this year, the Delhi high court quashed the Delhi police's economic offences wing (EOW) and the subsequent ED's money laundering probe against the digital platform. ED officials who didn't want to be named said that they have filed an appeal in the apex court challenging the high court order. The case stems from a 2020 case registered by the Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) over allegations concerning foreign direct investment received by PPK Newsclick Studio Pvt Ltd, the company that operates the news portal, from US-based Worldwide Media Holdings LLC during the 2018-19 financial year.
The investigators alleged that the company received several crores through an investment structure designed to circumvent restrictions governing foreign investment in digital news media.
ED had identified Rs.92 crores received by PPK from companies linked to Neville Roy Singham. These funds were received against "export" of non-existent services. Part of these were used by Purkayastha' to buy his flat in Saket. ED has attached property worth Rs.4.93 crores in this case....
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