NEW DELHI: Arrests made after the raid in connection with the 'NewsClick' portal. The founder of the portal, Prabir Purkayastha, and the head of HR of the portal, Amit Chakraborty, were arrested.

The news portal was alleged to have Chinese funding. Following this, inspection was conducted in different parts of the country. Inspections were conducted in about 30 places including Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad. Police have seized laptops and mobile phones.

ED had filed a case against the news portal earlier, alleging that Newsclick had received foreign funds. ED has found that foreign funds of Rs 38.05 crore have been defrauded in the last three years. The investigation team also alleged that the news portal used this money for anti-national activities. Police are conducting a search based on the information provided by the ED that illegal activities are taking place.