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FEMA Adjudicating Authority Imposes ₹184 Crore Penalty on NewsClick, Founder Prabir Purkayastha

The Foreign Exchange Management Act authority penalized NewsClick and its founder for deliberate misclassification of ₹92.22 crore in foreign funds over multiple years.

  • A FEMA order on February 16, 2026, imposed a ₹120 crore fine on PPK Newsclick Studio and ₹64 crore on Prabir Purkayastha, the ED said.
  • An ED complaint under Section 16 prompted adjudication, which found about 16 crore of FDI in 2018-19 was received by misrepresenting business activity.
  • The adjudicator found misclassification and non-submission of SOFTEX forms in foreign inward remittances of ₹82.63 crore , describing breaches as substantial and deliberate.
  • Prabir Purkayastha was held personally liable under Section 42 of FEMA; ED searches in 2021 covered his and NewsClick's premises, and statements from more than 25 witnesses were recorded, with NewsClick response awaited.
  • NewsClick describes itself as an independent outlet founded in 2009, and the Bharatiya Janata Party cited a 2023 New York Times report alleging ties to Neville Roy Singham's global funding network.
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Latestly broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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