Evening briefing: Delhi Police's charge sheet in NewsClick case, AIFF begins probe on allegations against official; more

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The Delhi police special cell on Saturday filed its first charge sheet in the NewsClick case registered under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, following allegations of receiving funds through Chinese firms with the intention of undermining Indias sovereignty and territorial integrity..

The special cell has named NewsClicks founder Prabir Purkayastha, and the company PPK NewsClick Studio Pvt..

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..

All India Football Federation on Saturday asked its executive committee member Deepak Sharma to refrain from football-related activities till conclusion of probe into the alleged physical assault case, PTI reported..

The development came after union minister for youth affairs and sports, Anurag Thakur, on Saturday urged to take legal action against its executive committee member Deepak Sharma following accusations in the assault case..

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