Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair’s lawyer, Soutik Banerjee, dismissed media reports that his client’s bail had been refused even before the court issued its order. He says ‘bail denied order leaked’, adds ‘judge hasn’t come yet’ Lawyer Soutik Banerjee, Zubair’s lawyer, denies the news that the Court has denied him bail. He says: “It is … Read more
The arrest of AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair is a campaign by network of anonymous and inauthentic accounts linked to Vikash Ahir, state chairman of Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV) and co-coordinator of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in Gujarat, according to an investigation by The Wire. The Delhi police filed acase against Zubair and recorded his … Read more
Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of the fact-checking website Alt News, was arrested on Monday for a 2018 tweet, in which he had posted a clip from famed filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s 1983 romantic comedy, Kissi Se Na Kehna. Delhi Police said the case was based on a Twitter complaint from a user with the username @balajikijaiin … Read more
The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested the co-founder of Alt News journalist Mohammed Zubair. Mohammed Zubair is accused of hurting religious sentiments and spreading hatred. Journalist Mohammed Zubair made headlines after sharing a video clip of former BJP leader Nupur Sharma in which Nupur Sharma made objectionable remarks on the Prophet Muhammad. The … Read more
Journalist Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact-checking website AltNews, was arrested by Delhi police on charges of “promoting enmity and hurting religious sentiments”. Earlier this month an FIR was registered against him under IPC Section 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 295-A (malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings). “Zubair was called today by … Read more
Indian tech billionaire Arun Pudur who runs software firm Celframe Technology Group of Companies has announced on social media a series of rewards for those willing to take “legal action” against Co-founder of Alt News Mohammad Zubair for his Hinduophobic posts. Arun Pudur on Twitter wrote “Announcing Rewards for Legal action against @zoo_bear & @AltNews ₹1,000 … Read more
