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NewsClick Raids: Can Police Seize Your Phones, Laptops?

October 06, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes

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This week, the Special Cell of the Delhi Police raided homes and offices of several journalists associated with digital news outlet NewsClick. Even journalists’ phones and laptops have been seized.

But, what does the law say on seizure of phones, laptops?

Read on!

🔖 How many of you have come across misleading advertisements? Well, BOOM found one instance this week.

This ad, published by the Afairs Education Group, invites parents to a "Mega Gathering of India's Leading Boarding Schools". We accessed the e-paper version of Hindustan Times, and found the misleading ad on the second page of the "Delhi City" edition.

But, what’s misleading here?

This image shows the Bellevue Palace, the German president's residence, and not an actual boarding school in India.

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But, how did we get our first hint? Find out in this fact-check by Archis Chowdhury.

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NewsClick Raids: What Does The Law Say On Seizure of Phones, Laptops?

The News: The Special Cell of the Delhi Police raided homes and offices of several journalists including columnists and commentators associated with NewsClick – a digital news organisation. The police have seized the journalists’ phones, laptops and other personal devices in connection with an UAPA case registered against the news portal in August.

The Question: Can the police seize one's phone, laptop?

The Law: The police can seize and search the phones of an accused after obtaining a search warrant. In order to get a search and seizure warrant, the police must also first prove how the phone is related to the commission of offence before it is seized.

Ritika Jain spoke to advocates who feel there is a legal vacuum on search and seizure laws.

India's New Penal Code Bill Identifies Human Trafficking As 'Organised Crime'. What Does It Mean?

It’s a first: for parliamentary legislation, the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) Bill, 2023, introduced in the Indian Parliament in August, recognises offences related to trafficking in people and ‘human trafficking for prostitution’ as ‘organised crime’.
This bill repeals the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or the IPC which is the principal law on criminal offences in the country.
What does this mean?: Read this explainer by Anuja to find out.

Inside The Web3 World: What It’s Like To Be A Woman

🔖 Akansha*, a freelance web developer confessed that while working in a male-dominated industry like Web3, it is commonplace to be preyed upon by men. A week ago, a colleague’s post about an incident of sexual harassment had gone viral.

“I was there with her that night. We’ve all been at the receiving end of sexually coloured remarks and messages,” Akansha told Decode’s Titha Ghosh.

Uh, but first what is Web3? Find out about this and Decode’s interaction with women employees of Web3, who recalled incidents of harassment and workplace misconduct.

The 1999 India-Pakistan Kargil War: left indelible scars on the collective memory of both nations. Twenty-four years later, an unlikely platform emerged to bring together battle-hardened military veterans from both sides.
“Langar Gup”: a Facebook group founded by Major Zuha Saeed in 2020. The group's mission is to challenge stereotypes and hostilities that have long plagued relations between the armed forces of these neighboring countries.
Now it’s filled with shared anecdotes by Pakistan and Indian army veterans. More details in this story by Asad Ashraf.

🚫 Fake News You Almost Fell For

🔍A video of two women Traveling Ticket Examiners (TTEs) went viral online with the claim that they are loco pilots of India's Vande Bharat Express. Is this true? Find out in this fact-check by 🔗Hazel Gandhi & Sujith↗️.

🔍A video showing the crowd chanting 'Pakistan Murdabad' slogans against Pakistani cricket players arriving at the Hyderabad airport, is doctored. BOOM’s 🔗Anmol Alphonso↗️ found that the original video does not have any anti-Pakistan slogans being raised.

🔍 An old clip of Rahul Gandhi was circulated online with the claim that he made a bizarre speech about his father's death and the Dalit community. Read 🔗Hazel Gandhi’s↗️ fact-check to know the full context.

🅱️ Recommends

📖 This week's recommendation is: Can political persuasion be something more than manipulation? by James Kastely

This piece talks of the supposed duality between reason and persuasion and addresses the ingenious question of whether the act of persuasion is inherently about manipulation. In the light of political discourse or other divisive topics that happen to be breeding grounds for false information, the answer to this query bears great import.

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