SC orders Purkayastha’s release, terms NewsClick editor’s arrest ‘illegal’
New Delhi, May 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court Wednesday declared the arrest of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha by Delhi Police and his remand thereafter in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 (UAPA) case as “illegal”. A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta said that a copy of the remand application was not…