AltNews co-founder booked for revealing identity of UP student involved in Muzaffarnagar incident
1 year, 3 months ago

AltNews co-founder booked for revealing identity of UP student involved in Muzaffarnagar incident

Hindustan Times  

A first information report was registered against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair on Monday for allegedly revealing the identity of an eight-year-old Muslim student, who was slapped by his classmates allegedly at the behest of his teacher in a private school in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar on August 25, police said. Muzaffarnagar superintendent of police Satyanarayan said the case was filed at Mansoorpur police station on the basis of a complaint by an individual named Vishnu Dutt, a resident of Khubbapur village, where the incident took place. Dutt alleged that Zubair disclosed the identity of the boy by sharing a video of the incident on social media, Satyanarayan said. Police have started an inquiry into the incident wherein the teacher, identified as Tripta Tyagi, encouraged some young students to slap the Class 2 student for not learning multiplication tables, while declaring that children of a certain faith whose parents do not pay attention to their education should be taught a lesson.

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Retweeting photo of minor contributes to identity disclosure, was exposed to sexual harassment: NCPCR opposes plea of Alt News’ Zubair for quashing POCSO FIR
2 years, 2 months ago

Retweeting photo of minor contributes to identity disclosure, was exposed to sexual harassment: NCPCR opposes plea of Alt News’ Zubair for quashing POCSO FIR

Op India  

On October 10, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights opposed Alt News’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s plea to quash FIR against him in the POCSO case in Delhi High Court. BREAKING: Mohammed Zubair neither deleted tweet about minor girl, nor informed the concerned authorities about users indulging in sexual harassment of minor girl, @NCPCR_ tells Delhi High Court opposing …

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair interview | ‘I think I was made an example for others’
2 years, 5 months ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair interview | ‘I think I was made an example for others’

The Hindu  

JournalistMohammed Zubair, co-founder of the Alt News fact-checking portal, is back home and attending his cousin’s wedding in Bengaluru, after a 23-day stay in prisons and police custody in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, over several First Information Reports filed against him in a matter of a week. But after the video clip of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s comments on …

UP Govt constitutes SIT to investigate cases related to AltNews' Md Zubair
2 years, 5 months ago

UP Govt constitutes SIT to investigate cases related to AltNews' Md Zubair

Op India  

The Uttar Pradesh government has formed a Special Investigation Team to look into all the accusations against Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair. #BREAKING | Uttar Pradesh Police forms SIT to investigate Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair. UP govt constitutes SIT to probe allegations against Mohammed Zubair The government’s directive to form the SIT comes in the backdrop of the Supreme …

Alt News' Mohammed Zubair sent to 14-day judicial custody in Lakhimpur case
2 years, 5 months ago

Alt News' Mohammed Zubair sent to 14-day judicial custody in Lakhimpur case

Op India  

On Monday, Alt News co-founder and alleged ‘fact checker’ Mohammed Zubair was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Mohammadi Session Court. Uttar Pradesh | Mohammadi Sessions Court sends Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to 14-day judicial custody. pic.twitter.com/Pz1LtWpl5n — ANI UP/Uttarakhand July 11, 2022 Earlier, an arrest warrant was issued against the Alt News co-founder in the Lakhimpur Kheri …

Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair Sent to 14-day Police Custody
2 years, 5 months ago

Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair Sent to 14-day Police Custody

News 18  

A court here on Thursday granted the custody of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to the UP Police till July 14. The Delhi Police brought Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to Sitapur in connection with a case registered against him at the Khairabad police station for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a tweet. Zubair's advocate Mukul Mishra told media persons …

Alt News parent company received ₹2 lakh from foreign countries: police
2 years, 5 months ago

Alt News parent company received ₹2 lakh from foreign countries: police

The Hindu  

The Delhi Police on Saturday said Pravda Media Foundation, under which the fact-checking website Alt News operates, received over ₹2 lakh from various transactions in which either the phone numbers or the IP addresses belonged to foreign countries. International transactions According to a statement by the Delhi Police, from the analysis of a response received from payment gateway Razorpay, the …

Advocate for Md Zubair throws AltNews under the bus of FCRA: Details
2 years, 5 months ago

Advocate for Md Zubair throws AltNews under the bus of FCRA: Details

Op India  

On Saturday, advocate for ‘fact checker’ Mohammed Zubair threw his company AltNews under the bus in a bid to protect her client from allegations of foreign funding. — Live Law July 2, 2022 SSP Atul Srivastava further stated, “We have already found that donations have come from Pakistan, Syria etc. This is to the company, not to me.” Advocate Vrinda …

Mohammed Zubair's Alt News got donations from Pakistan, Syria: Delhi Police
2 years, 5 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Alt News got donations from Pakistan, Syria: Delhi Police

India Today  

While urging the court to reject Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s bail plea, Delhi Police on Saturday said his company had received donations from Pakistan, Syria and other Gulf countries. Counsel for the Delhi Police informed the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate that Pravda Media, the parent company of Alt News, of which Zubair is also a director, received over Rs 2 …

AltNews got money from Pakistan, Syria: Delhi Police seeks 14-days judicial custody of Mohammed Zubair, adds charges of FCRA violation
2 years, 5 months ago

AltNews got money from Pakistan, Syria: Delhi Police seeks 14-days judicial custody of Mohammed Zubair, adds charges of FCRA violation

Op India  

On Saturday, the Delhi Police sought 14-days of judicial custody of Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of leftist propaganda portal AltNews who was arrested for hurting Hindu sentiments. #AltNews #MohammadZubair #DelhiPolice — Bar & Bench July 2, 2022 However, public prosecutor Atul Shrivastava who represented the Delhi Police in court sought 14 days of judicial custody. The proceedings today came a …

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s home in Bengaluru searched
2 years, 5 months ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s home in Bengaluru searched

The Hindu  

Days after being arrested over a four-year-old tweet that allegedly made derogatory references to Hindu deities, a team of Delhi Police conducted searches at the Bengaluru residence of the Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair. This comes after two days after a Delhi court granted the Delhi Police four-day police custody remand of Mr. Zubair. The Delhi Police was alerted to …

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair moves Delhi HC against police remand
2 years, 5 months ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair moves Delhi HC against police remand

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court will hear on Friday a plea by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair challenging his police remand in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity. The petition, which challenges the trial court's June 28 order granting four days of custody of Mr. Zubair to the Delhi Police, …

Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair Moves Delhi HC Against Police Remand
2 years, 5 months ago

Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair Moves Delhi HC Against Police Remand

News 18  

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court challenging his police remand in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity. The petition, which challenges the trial court’s June 28 order granting four days of custody of Zubair to the Delhi Police was mentioned by his lawyer, …

Mohammed Zubair arrest: Donations to Alt News also being probed, say police
2 years, 5 months ago

Mohammed Zubair arrest: Donations to Alt News also being probed, say police

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A day after Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking site Alt News, was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell, investigators said they were looking into donations to the website as some of these were being made from “across the border”. Alt News co-founder Pratik Sinha tweeted that it was “all lies” while sharing a screenshot of a news …

Zubair’s police custody extended by four days
2 years, 5 months ago

Zubair’s police custody extended by four days

The Hindu  

A city court on Tuesday granted the Delhi Police four more days of custody of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, a day after he was arrested for posting an “objectionable tweet” in 2018. The court also dismissed the precedent cited by Mr. Zubair’s counsel to contest the charge under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, saying they “are also …

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s police custody extended by four days
2 years, 5 months ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s police custody extended by four days

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Tuesday granted the Delhi Police four more days of custody of fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, a day after he was arrested for his “objectionable tweet” in 2018. The court also dismissed the precedent cited by Mr. Zubair’s counsel to contest the charge under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, saying they “are …

Breaking: Alt News Co-Founder Mohammed Zubair Remanded To Four Days Police Custody
2 years, 5 months ago

Breaking: Alt News Co-Founder Mohammed Zubair Remanded To Four Days Police Custody

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Tuesday remanded Co-Founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair to four days police custody after he was arrested yesterday by the Delhi Police for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity through his tweet.CMM Snigdha Sarvaria observed that Zubair has remained "non-cooperative" and recovery of the devices used for posting the tweet is yet to be made. …

Delhi Police Produces Mohammed Zubair Before Court Over Objectionable Tweet
2 years, 5 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, 5 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 …

Alt News Co-Founder Mohommed Zubair Remanded To One Day Delhi Police Custody
2 years, 5 months ago

Alt News Co-Founder Mohommed Zubair Remanded To One Day Delhi Police Custody

Live Law  

Co-Founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair has been remanded to one day police custody, after he was arrested by the Delhi Police today for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity. Co-Founder of Alt News @zoo_bear Mohammed Zubair has been arrested by Delhi Police. "Zubair was called today by special cell, Delhi for investigation in a 2020 case for which …

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who flagged Prophet remark, sent to 1-day police custody
2 years, 5 months ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who flagged Prophet remark, sent to 1-day police custody

Hindustan Times  

Co-Founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair was sent to one-day police custody late Monday night, hours after he was arrested by the Delhi Police on charges of hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets. Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair being taken by police in a van in Delhi. Police said the case was registered on the complaint of a …

Alt News co-founder held for four-year-old Twitter post
2 years, 5 months ago

Alt News co-founder held for four-year-old Twitter post

The Hindu  

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was on Monday arrested by the Delhi Police’s IFSO unit in connection with an “objectionable tweet” he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity, officers said. “Strongly condemn the arrest of one of the world’s finest journalists who exposes the BJP’s #FakeNews factory every single day,” Mr. O’Brien tweeted. — Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক …

‘Assault on truth’: Tharoor on Alt news co-founder’s arrest by Delhi Police
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Assault on truth’: Tharoor on Alt news co-founder’s arrest by Delhi Police

Live Mint  

Fact checking website Alt News's co-founder Mohammad Zubair was arrested by Delhi Police on Monday evening under sections 153/295 IPC. In the latest update of the incident, Co-founder Pratik Sinha has informed that Zubair is being taken to an ‘undisclosed location’ by police person who are not wearing any name tags. A senior official of the Delhi Police said "Present …

AltNews cofounder Zubair 'fact-checks' domestic abuse video as 'old'
2 years, 7 months ago

AltNews cofounder Zubair 'fact-checks' domestic abuse video as 'old'

Op India  

The Arabic term ‘Ummah’ refers to ‘nation’ which basically is the whole of Muslim world or the community of ‘believers’. In what appears like an example of ‘Ummah’, Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of ‘fact-checking’ website AltNews, on Thursday ‘fact-checked’ a viral video where a Muslim man can be seen beating up a woman. pic.twitter.com/CPN68zYRLq — Tin Man 🇮🇳 May 11, 2022 …

Alt News co-founder to sue NCPCR for ‘harassment and defamation’
4 years, 3 months ago

Alt News co-founder to sue NCPCR for ‘harassment and defamation’

Op India  

A day after the Delhi High Court granted interim protection to Alt News cofounder in a case filed against him by the NCPCR, he has said that he will be taking action against the statutory body for ‘harassing and defaming’ him. Zubair’s colleague and co-founder of the Islamic propaganda site Alt news, Pratik Sinha, informed that they will be taking …

Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair gets interim protection for FIR against him for doxxing a girl child
4 years, 3 months ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair gets interim protection for FIR against him for doxxing a girl child

Op India  

Delhi High Court has given interim protection to Alt News co-founder Zubair while hearing his plea to quash FIR filed against him under IPC Section 509B, IT Act section 67. Court has also directed the Delhi Govt and DCP, Cyber Cell to file status report within 8 weeks NCPCR is directed to filea reply on the allegation of harassing the …

FIR Against Co-founder of Fact-checking Website for 'Threatening, Torturing' Girl On Twitter
4 years, 3 months ago

FIR Against Co-founder of Fact-checking Website for 'Threatening, Torturing' Girl On Twitter

News 18  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police’s Cyber Cell has registered an FIR against AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair for allegedly ”threatening and torturing a girl child through Twitter”, officials said on Sunday. The NCPCR, in the complaint, said the commission took cognizance of complaint received under section 13 ) and of CPCR Act, 2005, as in the complaint the picture of a …

FIR lodged against AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair for doxxing a minor girl, stringent POCSO Act invoked
4 years, 3 months ago

FIR lodged against AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair for doxxing a minor girl, stringent POCSO Act invoked

Op India  

Priyank Kanoongo, the chairperson of the commission has taken to Twitter, to inform that according to the action taken report received by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, an FIR has been lodged against AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair under stringent POCSO Act for online harassment of girl child. pic.twitter.com/RLhXvzBUs8 — प्रियंक कानूनगो Priyank Kanoongo September 5, 2020 Along …

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