Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair charged with destruction of evidence, receiving foreign funds
India Today
The Delhi Police have brought in fresh charges against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair.
In fresh trouble for Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, the Delhi Police brought in more charges against him in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018.
Delhi Police have invoked sections 201 (causing disappearance of evidence), 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and section 35 of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) for allegedly receiving foreign donations.
Investigators have confiscated Zubair's mobile phone and recovered a hard disk as part of the probe. Police alleged that he formatted his mobile phone and deleted certain tweets.
A bail application has been filed by Mohammed Zubair's counsel.
Mohammed Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on June 27 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets and was sent to one-day police custody by the trial court on the same day.
After being produced on the expiry of his one-day custodial interrogation, his custody was extended by another four days by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM).
Zubair was initially charged under sections 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) and 295A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the IPC.
