New Delhi: Delhi Police Special Cell on Tuesday is raiding 35 locations, including houses of journalists and employees at news portal NewsClick.
Police descended on them following allegations that the organisation received funding from China.
Though no arrests have been made so far, official have seized electronic evidence, laptops, mobile phones and data dumps of hard disks.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have long been observing the organization following allegations it received funds from China.
The Indian Express reported citing sources that the organization received funds illegally and did not provide documents to the authorities.
Sources said that NewsClick's Abhisar Sharma was among the journalists raided by Delhi Police.
"Delhi police landed at my home. Taking away my laptop and Phone," Sharma on Tuesday wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"Finally last tweet from this phone. Delhi police seized my phone," another journalist of the web portal, Bhasha Singh tweeted.
As per sources, the Special Cell has registered a fresh case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The New York Times said in August this year that NewsClick was funded by a network tied to US millionaire Neville Roy Singham for pushing Chinese propaganda.
with inputs from IANS