Narsinghanand 'X' Posts Case | 'Can We Protect Zubair Till Chargesheet Stage?' : Asks Allahabad HC, State Opposes; Judgment Reserved
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Narsinghanand 'X' Posts Case | 'Can We Protect Zubair Till Chargesheet Stage?' : Asks Allahabad HC, State Opposes; Judgment Reserved

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court today RESERVED its Judgment on the plea moved by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in connection with an FIR against him over alleged 'X' Post on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech. In the previous hearings, the government, led by Additional Advocate General Manish Goyal, argued before the HC that Zubair had created a narrative through his X posts and attempted to incite the public. More about the state's arguments here: 'X' Posts Case | 'Police Took Action Against Narsinghanand; Zubair Built Narrative, Tried To Incite People': UP Govt In Allahabad HC. One of the contentions of Zubair's counsel is that by posting on X, his client exercised his freedom of speech by referring to the alleged controversial speech of Yati Narsinghanand and highlighting his conduct, and not just him, but many new articles and social media accounts had posted about the same issue.

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HC extends stay on arrest of Alt News co-founder Zubair
3 weeks, 3 days ago

HC extends stay on arrest of Alt News co-founder Zubair

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until March 3 in connection with an FIR lodged against him over alleged ‘X’ Post on Yati Narsinghanand’s ‘derogatory’ speech. The bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice YK Srivastava passed the order in a petition filed by Zubair challenging an FIR …

Narsinghanand 'X' Posts Case | Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till March 3
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Narsinghanand 'X' Posts Case | Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till March 3

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court once again extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until March 3 in connection with an FIR against him over alleged 'X' Post on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech.A bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava extended the relief after the counsel for the State sought. Today, the …

'Critiquing Govt A Part Of Freedom Of Speech, Judiciary Also Open To Criticism': Allahabad HC Remarks Orally On Zubair's FIR Quashing Plea
1 month ago

'Critiquing Govt A Part Of Freedom Of Speech, Judiciary Also Open To Criticism': Allahabad HC Remarks Orally On Zubair's FIR Quashing Plea

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court once again extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until February 19 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech.During the hearing, a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava orally remarked that a government can. Today, the …

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair built narrative, added fuel to fire, provoked people: UP govt In Allahabad HC
1 month ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair built narrative, added fuel to fire, provoked people: UP govt In Allahabad HC

Op India  

On Tuesday, 18th February, during the hearing of the case against Mohammed Zubair in Yati Narsinghanand case, Uttar Pradesh government said that the state police had taken action against Yati Narsinghanand, and that the courts had granted him bail. The argument was presented in the Allahabad High Court in response to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s appeal against the state …

'X' Posts Case | 'Police Took Action Against Narsinghanand; Zubair Built Narrative, Tried To Incite People': UP Govt In Allahabad HC
1 month ago

'X' Posts Case | 'Police Took Action Against Narsinghanand; Zubair Built Narrative, Tried To Incite People': UP Govt In Allahabad HC

Live Law  

Opposing Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's plea against UP police's FIR over his alleged 'X' Post on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech, the Uttar Pradesh government submitted today in the Allahabad High Court that the state police had taken action against Narsinghanand, and it was the courts which granted him bail. For the uninitiated, Zubair is facing an FIR lodged by …

Yati Narsinghanand Case | Posted On 'X' As Part Of My Professional Obligation, No Offence Committed Under BNS/IPC: Mohd Zubair To Allahabad HC
1 month ago

Yati Narsinghanand Case | Posted On 'X' As Part Of My Professional Obligation, No Offence Committed Under BNS/IPC: Mohd Zubair To Allahabad HC

Live Law  

Challenging the Ghaziabad Police's FIR lodged against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair over his alleged X Post on Yati Narsinghanand's 'derogatory' speech, his counsel today submitted before the Allahabad High Court that Zubair's Posts were made as part of his professional obligation as a fact checker and that such posts do not amount to any offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya …

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till February 17 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case
1 month, 1 week ago

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till February 17 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Live Law  

A bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava extended the relief. For the uninitiated, Zubair is facing an FIR lodged by the Ghaziabad Police in October 2024, accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups following a complaint by an associate of controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand. Pursuant to this, Dr Udita Tyagi, general secretary of the Yati …

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till February 10 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till February 10 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until February 10 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post 'X' on Yati Narsinghanand. For the uninitiated, Zubair is facing an FIR lodged by the Ghaziabad Police in October 2024, accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups …

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till January 27 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case
2 months, 1 week ago

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Mohammed Zubair's Arrest Till January 27 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until January 27 in connection with an FIR against him over his alleged X Post 'X' on Yati Narsinghanand. During the previous hearing, which lasted for around 4 hours, the Uttar Pradesh government had submitted before the High Court that a series of …

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Arrest Of Mohammed Zubair Till January 16 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Extends Stay On Arrest Of Mohammed Zubair Till January 16 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Live Law  

Today, the Allahabad High Court extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until January 16. For the uninitiated, Zubair is facing an FIR lodged by the Ghaziabad Police in October 2024, accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups following a complaint by an associate of controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand. During the previous hearing, which …

Allahabad high court stays arrest of Mohd Zubair
3 months ago

Allahabad high court stays arrest of Mohd Zubair

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ The Allahabad high court on Friday stayed the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair till January 6, in connection with an FIR accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups following a complaint by an associate of priest Yati Narsinghanand. The bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava also restrained Zubair from leaving the country …

Allahabad high court stays arrest of Mohd Zubair
3 months ago

Allahabad high court stays arrest of Mohd Zubair

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ The Allahabad high court on Friday stayed the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair till January 6, in connection with an FIR accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups following a complaint by an associate of priest Yati Narsinghanand. The bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava also restrained Zubair from leaving the country …

Allahabad High Court stays arrest of Mohammed Zubair, accused of inciting violence
3 months ago

Allahabad High Court stays arrest of Mohammed Zubair, accused of inciting violence

Op India  

On Friday, the Allahabad High Court stayed the arrest of Alt New co-founder Mohammed Zubair, accused of creating social disharmony through a social media post. So whatever you have argued, we will pass orders protecting him till the 2nd January only.… — Live Law December 20, 2024 The Allahabad High Court has further asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file …

BREAKING | 'Not A Dreaded Criminal': Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Mohd Zubair Till Jan 6 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case
3 months ago

BREAKING | 'Not A Dreaded Criminal': Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Mohd Zubair Till Jan 6 In Yati Narsinghanand 'X' Post Case

Live Law  

In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court today stayed the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt-News, till 6th January in connection with an FIR lodged against him over his post on 'X' regarding an alleged inflammatory speech by Yati Narsinghanand.Orally observing that Zubair is not a dreaded criminal, a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice. In a …

Mohd Zubair's 'X' Posts With Half-Baked Info Threatened India's Sovereignty, Promoted 'Feeling Of Separatist Activity': UP Govt To Allahabad HC
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3 months ago

Mohd Zubair's 'X' Posts With Half-Baked Info Threatened India's Sovereignty, Promoted 'Feeling Of Separatist Activity': UP Govt To Allahabad HC

Live Law  

The Uttar Pradesh government today submitted before the Allahabad High Court that a series of X posts by Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt-News, on Yati Narsinghanand's alleged speech contained half-baked information and they damaged and threatened India's sovereignty and integrity. Additional Advocate General Manish Goyal submitted before a bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava that Zubair's …

Allahabad High Court criticises Mohammed Zubair for posting on X and not taking legal remedies in Yati Narsinghanand case
3 months ago

Allahabad High Court criticises Mohammed Zubair for posting on X and not taking legal remedies in Yati Narsinghanand case

Op India  

On 18th December, the Allahabad High Court questioned Alt-News co-founder and propagandist Mohammed Zubair about his intent behind the social media posts he made regarding the alleged speech by Yati Narsinghanand. ‘Creating unrest instead of filing an FIR’ A division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra observed that Zubair’s actions appeared to foster social disharmony. …

Why Create Social Disharmony? : Allahabad HC Questions Mohd Zubair For Posting On 'X' About Yati Narsinghanand Speech Instead Of Filing FIR
3 months ago

Why Create Social Disharmony? : Allahabad HC Questions Mohd Zubair For Posting On 'X' About Yati Narsinghanand Speech Instead Of Filing FIR

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court, while hearing a plea filed by Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt-News, against an FIR lodged against him over his post on 'X' regarding an alleged speech by Yati Narsinghanand, orally questioned Zubair for choosing to post the matter on social media rather than filing an FIR against him or approaching the court seeking appropriate remedy. Before …

Allahabad HC bench recuses from hearing Zubair’s plea against FIR
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad HC bench recuses from hearing Zubair’s plea against FIR

Hindustan Times  

PRAYAGRAJ A bench of justices Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Prashant Kumar of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday recused from hearing a plea moved by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair seeking protection from arrest in a case filed by supporters of Yati Narsinghanand, the priest of Ghaziabad’s Dasna Devi Temple. In his plea before the HC, Zubair had said that …

Allahabad HC bench declines to hear Mohammed Zubair's plea
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad HC bench declines to hear Mohammed Zubair's plea

Op India  

On 3rd December, Allahabad High Court’s bench of Justices Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Prashant Kumar declined to hear a plea from Alt News ‘fact-checker’ and Islamist Mohammed Zubair seeking protection from arrest in a case launched by supporters of Yati Narsinghanand who is the priest of Dasna Devi Temple in Ghaziabad. The official looking into the case told the court …

UP police book fact-checker Mohammed Zubair for 'endangering sovereignty of India'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UP police book fact-checker Mohammed Zubair for 'endangering sovereignty of India'

New Indian Express  

The Ghaziabad police in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday informed the Allahabad High Court that the First Information Report against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair includes "endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India." According to reports, the officer investigating the case informed the High Court that the FIR filed against the fact-checker include the offence of endangering the sovereignty, unity and …

UP Police Invokes Offence Of Endangering Sovereignty, Unity Of India Against Mohammed Zubair Over His 'X Post', Allahabad HC Told
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UP Police Invokes Offence Of Endangering Sovereignty, Unity Of India Against Mohammed Zubair Over His 'X Post', Allahabad HC Told

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court was today informed that Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which criminalises acts endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, has been added in the FIR lodged against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair by Ghaziabad police last month. The FIR has been filed pursuant to a complaint lodged by Udita Tyagi, general secretary of …

X post on Narsinghanand: Allahabad HC likely to hear Zubair’s petition next week
4 months ago

X post on Narsinghanand: Allahabad HC likely to hear Zubair’s petition next week

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court is likely to hear a petition next week filed by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, challenging an FIR registered against him by Ghaziabad police last month. Zubair is accused of promoting enmity among religious groups, along with other charges, following a complaint lodged by Udita Tyagi, general secretary of the Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati Trust. Zubair’s post …

Mohammed Zubair Moves Allahabad HC Against UP Police FIR Over His 'X' Post On Yati Narsinghanand's Alleged Speech
4 months ago

Mohammed Zubair Moves Allahabad HC Against UP Police FIR Over His 'X' Post On Yati Narsinghanand's Alleged Speech

Live Law  

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair has moved the Allahabad High Court challenging an FIR lodged by the Ghaziabad Police last month accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups, among other charges, following a complaint by an associate of controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand.The complaint lodged by Udita Tyagi, general secretary of the Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati Trust,. Alt News co-founder Mohammed …

No Criminality Found in Zubair's Tweet: Delhi Police to High Court in POCSO Case
2 years, 2 months ago

No Criminality Found in Zubair's Tweet: Delhi Police to High Court in POCSO Case

The Quint  

The Delhi Police on Thursday, 5 January told the Delhi High Court that they found “no criminality in so far as Zubair is concerned” amid a hearing of the case related to a 2020 tweet posted by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair. What is the case: Zubair was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act by the …

Opinion | Let courts decide whether Zubair was guilty of inciting communal passions
2 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | Let courts decide whether Zubair was guilty of inciting communal passions

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair in all FIRs filed in UP and elsewhere, and transferred the FIRs filed in UP to the Special Cell of Delhi Police for probe. She alleged that Zubair used to chop and edit Nupur Sharma’s comments made on television and made them viral on social media. Since …

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the forthwith release of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair on interim bail in First Information Reports registered against him by the Uttar Pradesh Police accusing him of hurting religious feelings on Twitter. Justice Chandrachud, speaking for the court in the order, observed there was “absolutely no reason or justification” for the Uttar Pradesh Police …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Plea against UP Police FIRs-Supreme Court Hearing-LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will hear a petition filed by Alt News Journalist Mohammed Zubair seeking to quash the FIRs registered against him by the UP Police. On July 18, Top Court had directed the Uttar Pradesh Police to not take any precipitative action against fact checker Mohammed Zubair in connection with the 5 FIRs registered …

SC directs UP police not to take action against Zubair
2 years, 8 months ago

SC directs UP police not to take action against Zubair

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh police not to take any precipitative action against fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in any of the FIRs registered against him till July 20 and sought state government’s reply on Zubair’s plea seeking interim bail in all the six FIRs, quashing of the FIRs, and the setting …

Zubair gets relief as SC orders no further action in UP FIRs, expresses worry over 'vicious cycle' of arrests
2 years, 8 months ago

Zubair gets relief as SC orders no further action in UP FIRs, expresses worry over 'vicious cycle' of arrests

India Today  

In a big relief for Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, the Supreme Court on Monday protected him from any precipitative action in relation to any of the five FIRs filed against him in Uttar Pradesh. The top court pronounced the order while hearing Mohammed Zubair’s plea seeking to quash all FIRs lodged against him in UP for hurting religious sentiments. …

SC asks Uttar Pradesh to not take any action against Zubair without its nod
2 years, 8 months ago

SC asks Uttar Pradesh to not take any action against Zubair without its nod

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday said the "vicious cycle" of cases filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair for his tweets seem to have "similar content" and ordered the State to not take any precipitate action against him without the apex court's permission. Makes urgent mention The turn of events began in the morning when …

Md Zubair of Alt News sent to 14-day judicial custody by Hathras court
2 years, 8 months ago

Md Zubair of Alt News sent to 14-day judicial custody by Hathras court

Op India  

There seems to no end of trouble for Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair, as today a court in Hathras in Uttar Pradesh remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days. Zubair was produced at the court in Hathras, and after the hearing the court sent him to judicial custody till July 27. The FIR filed on July 4 at the …

Lakhimpur Kheri: Man who got FIR against Mohammed Zubair receive death threats
2 years, 8 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri: Man who got FIR against Mohammed Zubair receive death threats

Op India  

Mohammed Zubair, the self-described fact-checker and co-founder of propaganda outlet Alt News, was on Monday sent to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri case. Complainant Ashish Katiyar’s lawyer BK Trivedi has also expressed dissatisfaction over the apathy of the Lakhimpur Kheri police on the FIR against Zubair for a long time. The Kheri police had sought police …

How offences are being ‘dropped’ and ‘added’ in cases against Zubair
2 years, 8 months ago

How offences are being ‘dropped’ and ‘added’ in cases against Zubair

The Hindu  

In both the Delhi and Uttar Pradesh cases where Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested, the police have after registering the FIR told courts that they have “removed” and “added” certain Sections in the cases. At the next remand hearing on July 2, the Delhi police told the court they were also “adding” Sections 120B, 201 of the IPC …

Hours after SC granted bail, Lakhimpur police sought Alt News Zubair’s custody
2 years, 8 months ago

Hours after SC granted bail, Lakhimpur police sought Alt News Zubair’s custody

The Hindu  

Hours after the Supreme Court of India granted interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in the Sitapur case against him, Lakhimpur Kheri district police secured a production warrant for Mr. Zubair from a local court, which directed that he be produced before it on Monday. On Saturday evening, Sitapur jail superintendent Suresh Kumar Singh told The Hindu that …

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Mohammed Zubair in Sitapur case
2 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Mohammed Zubair in Sitapur case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 8 granted Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, interim bail in a case registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police accusing him of insulting religious feelings. Raju, for the Uttar Pradesh Police, said Mr. Zubair had insulted the religious feelings of the followers of Bajrang Muni Das by calling a religious leader a …

Sitapur Court Denies Bail To Alt News' Mohammed Zubair In Connection With FIR Over His Alleged 'Hatemongers' Tweet
2 years, 8 months ago

Sitapur Court Denies Bail To Alt News' Mohammed Zubair In Connection With FIR Over His Alleged 'Hatemongers' Tweet

Live Law  

A local court in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh today denied bail to the Co-Founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair in connection with a case against him for a tweet in which he allegedly called 3 Hindu seers- Yati Narasinghanand Saraswati, Bajrang Muni, and Anand Swaroop as 'Hate mongers'.Judicial Magistrate First Class Judge Abhinav Srivastava denied him bail on …

'UP Police FIR A Strategy To Stifle Secular Persons Who Stand Up Against Communal Elements' : Mohammed Zubair To Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

'UP Police FIR A Strategy To Stifle Secular Persons Who Stand Up Against Communal Elements' : Mohammed Zubair To Supreme Court

Live Law  

Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact checking website AltNews, on Thursday approached Supreme Court challenging the Allahabad High Court's refusal to quash an FIR registered against him for a tweet in which he allegedly called 3 Hindu seers- Yati Narasinghanand Saraswati, Bajrang Muni and Anand Swaroop as 'Hate mongers'. The petition wherein Zubair had sought for staying the impugned FIR …

Aakar Patel | State’s targeting of Zubair, others will make India’s rise even harder
2 years, 8 months ago

Aakar Patel | State’s targeting of Zubair, others will make India’s rise even harder

Deccan Chronicle  

The jailing of Mohammed Zubair is the latest in a line of miscarriages of justice that India’s government is inflicting on its citizens. I say India’s government because though law and order is a state subject, it is the Union government’s agencies under home minister Amit Shah that have been misusing their vast powers to destroy the lives of citizens …

Mohammed Zubair sent to 4-day police custody
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair sent to 4-day police custody

Live Mint  

Delhi Police gets four-day remand of fact checker and Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair. Zubair was arrested and sent to one day of police custody after a First Information Report was registered against him based on a Twitter posting, which another Twitter handle alleged "hurt Hindu sentiments." "He was evasive on the questions and neither provided the necessary technical equipment …

Mohammad Zubair’s tweet effort to get fame, says Delhi cops, seeks 5-day custody
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammad Zubair’s tweet effort to get fame, says Delhi cops, seeks 5-day custody

Live Mint  

Several news arose of fact-checking website Alt News' co-founder Mohammad Zubair, who was arrested on Monday. Zubair was arrested for putting up ‘objectionable’ posts on Twitter in 2018, said Delhi police. Zubair was brought to the Patiala Court House on Tuesday by the Delhi Police, wherein the latter stated that Zubair had allegedly used controversial tweets to hurt religious feelings …

Delhi Police Produces Mohammed Zubair Before Court Over Objectionable Tweet
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Police Produces Mohammed Zubair Before Court Over Objectionable Tweet

News 18  

Delhi police on Tuesday produced Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair before a court here in a case related to an objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity. The police produced Zubair before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria on the expiry of his one-day custodial interrogation. A day after he was affrested, officials said that his “objectionable …

'Was Evasive on Ques Over Objectionable Tweet': Cops on Why Zubair of Alt News was Held
2 years, 8 months ago

'Was Evasive on Ques Over Objectionable Tweet': Cops on Why Zubair of Alt News was Held

News 18  

A Delhi court in a late night hearing on Monday sent Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to one day police custody of the Special Cell’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations. Zubair was arrested in a case which the Delhi Police registered after receiving a complaint from a Twitter handle, wherein it was alleged that he had tweeted a questionable image …

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