The Delhi police had on October 3 last year arrested Purkayastha and NewsClick HR head Amit Chakraborty, following questions after raids on journalists, freelancers, writers, and satirists linked to the portal
The case against NewsClick was filed after a New York Times report alleged the portal was part of a network that received money for pushing Chinese propaganda
Additional sessions judge (ASJ) Hardeep Kaur issued the notice to all the accused, seeking their replies by March 11 on the application moved by the Delhi police