Alt News Co-Founder Muhammad Zubair No Bail; 14 days judicial custody
Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair denied bail. The Patiala House Court rejected Zubair’s bail plea. Zubair was released in judicial custody for 14 days. Journalist Muhammad Zubair was arrested by the police for tweeting a scene from the 1983 Hindi film Kisi Se Na Kaha.
Sections like hurting religious sentiments and inciting hatred have been charged against Zubair. The action was taken on the basis of the Twitter ID Hanuman Bhakt, which has no personal information, and tagged the Delhi Police.
The 2018 tweet is tagged with a Twitter handle that started in 2021. It also became clear that the Delhi Police was filing a case against itself. The FIR says that the complainant is sub-inspector Arun Kumar. Pratik Sinha, co-founder of Alt News, informed that the arrest was recorded in this case after he was called for questioning in a case that had received court protection in 2020.
The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations Unit, which arrested Disha Ravi in the tool kit case, also took action against Zubair. In the night itself, he was produced at the residence of the magistrate in Buradi and taken into custody by the police.
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