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October 5, 2023

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The Delhi Police FIR against NewsClick has not been made public or even shared with founder editor Prabir Purkayastha though on Thursday evening the Patiala House court ordered that a copy be provided to him. However, the remand application the police submitted to the court yesterday while seeking Purkayastha’s custody makes for seriously hilarious reading. If convicted, of course, Purkayastha faces a life sentence, so the absurd charges – including what can only be called cartographic

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