India Widens Crackdown on Modi Critics With Lawmaker Arrest

  • MP from party that governs Delhi linked to alleged fraud
  • Move comes after India arrested online media staff Tuesday
Sanjay Singh waves after being arrested in New Delhi on Oct. 4.Photographer: Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times/Getty Images
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India widened its crackdown on critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government with the arrest of an opposition lawmaker from a party governing Delhi.