NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (TIWN): Human rights organisation People’s Union for Civil Liberties on Sunday expressed shock at the detention of Newsclick Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha and author Githa Hariharan at their home amid the Enforcement Directorate’s days-long search in connection with a money-laundering case. The organisation also criticised the media coverage of the raids.

A team led by DSP-rank officer Satnarayan Ram raided at the house of Ganesh Ram in Magistrate Colony area near Aashiyana Nagar here, and seized Rs 5 lakh cash, documents of fixed deposits, life insurance policies, properties and large amount of jewellery.

Satnarayan Ram said that an FIR has been registered in the vigilance police station under relevant IPC sections against Ganesh Ram.  “During the raid, Ram cooperated with us. We have asked him to disclose the source of income,” Satnarayan Ram said. 

He said that government officials should disclose their movable and immovable assets to their department every year. The FIR was registered against the official after he didn’t reveal the same.