Arrests – Journalists

Freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma, who was in September 2019 arrested by Delhi police for alleged espionage at the best of China, has now been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for alleged money laundering. The agency had registered a case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Sharma on the basis on the Delhi police FIR in the espionage matter.

ED arrested the journalist on Thursday and has secured his seven-day custody from a special court. “During investigation, it was revealed that Rajeev Sharma had supplied confidential and sensitive information to Chinese Intelligence officers in exchange for remuneration thereby compromising the security and national interests of India,” ED said in a statement.