New Delhi:The Enforcement Directorate summoned US millionaire Neville Roy Singham in connection with the NewsClick case, sources said. Neville Roy Singham's role came under scanner after a New York Times report alleged that the US millionaire was involved in spreading Chinese propaganda worldwide.
The federal agency has sent the summons to Singham in China via the Ministry of External Affairs. Singham, who has been named as an accused in the NewsClick terror case, has earlier rejected the allegations that he is running a funding network affiliated with the Chinese government's propaganda arm to spread China's talking points around the world, including in India through media outlet NewsClick.
The Delhi Police's special cell has named him as an accused in the case, in which the editor and an employee of NewsClick were arrested. Close to 100 persons, including journalists and activists, were also raided last month. The Delhi Police's Special Cell also arrested Prabir Purkayastha, the editor-in-chief of the web portal NewsClick, along with its human resources head, Amit Chakravarty last month. The arrests followed the coordinated raids at approximately 100 locations across the country.
Law enforcement officials are investigating allegations against the portal, accusing it of receiving illegal funding from China and propagating Chinese propaganda. Several employees and consultants associated with the portal are also under scrutiny. Earlier on November 2, the Patiala House Court of Delhi sent Newsclick's Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarty to judicial custody for 30 days.