Journalist Mohammad Zubair of Alt News arrested in Delhi

Mohammad Zubair, co-founder of Alt News, was arrested on Monday by Delhi police for allegedly hurting religious sentiments

Update: 2022-06-27 15:12 GMT
Mohammad Zubair, co-founder of Alt News. Pic: Twitter

Journalist Mohammad Zubair, co-founder of Alt News, was arrested on Monday by the Delhi police for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, officials said.

A case was earlier registered under sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, language etc) and 295A (deliberate and malicious act intended to outrage religious feelings) of the Indian Penal Code against Zubair, K P S Malhotra, DCP (Cyber Crime), said.

Zubair joined the probe on Monday and after gathering sufficient evidence on record, he was arrested, Malhotra said.

He said Zubair is being produced before a magistrate for seeking police remand.

The arrest drew sharp criticism on social media from other leading journalists and political leaders.

With agency inputs

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