Alt News Co-Founder Mohammed Zubair Sent To 1-Day Police Custody
NDTV
Mohammed Zubair arrested: Delhi Police said that counsel for Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair had moved bail application which was declined by the court on grounds of "not finding merits.
Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair has been sent to one-day police remand for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of a particular community on Monday.
Alt News co-founder Pratik Sinha was also present with Mohammed Zubair who was arrested on the charges of promoting enmity and insulting religious beliefs today.
"Counsel for Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair had moved bail application which was declined by the court on grounds of "not finding merits." Delhi Police's application for 1-day police remand was granted by the court," said Delhi Police officials.
He was charged under sections 153A (promotion of enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language) and 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Delhi Police said.
