Mohammed Zubair Arrest

The Twitter user behind the arrest of fact checker and Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair is a 36-year-old Delhi-based real estate businessman who originally belongs to Ajmer in Rajasthan, police said today.

The Delhi High Court granted time to Delhi Police to respond to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's plea against his arrest and search and seizure exercise in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018.

Mohammed Zubair, Alt News fact-checker, was released from jail last week, 23 days after his arrest over a 2018 tweet. The Supreme Court had only released the operative portion of the order on July 20. The full judgment copy has been uploaded today.

Two days after leaving Tihar Jail, fact checker Mohammed Zubair said that he will continue to work as he used to. Mr Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on June 27 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through his tweets.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the release of Mohammed Zubair after the Supreme Court's orders is the "triumph of liberty over tyranny" and held that the judgement reaffirms abuse of power of arrest must be ended.

The Supreme Court today ordered the release of fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, who was arrested last month for tweets that the complainants alleged hurt religious sentiments of Hindus. Mr Zubair should be released by 6 pm today, the Supreme Court said.

Fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, arrested last month over what the police said was a "highly provocative tweet", will be released on bail in all seven cases filed against him.

Mohammed Zubair remains under arrest in Hathras case; there are 6 such FIRs in UP, he'd got bail in one, now Supreme Court halts action in 5 others, lists bail plea for Wednesday

Mr Zubair has been arrested in four out of the seven cases, and judicial custody has been ordered in two cases. He had requested the Supreme Court to cancel six cases filed against him by the Uttar Pradesh Police.

The bail plea hearing of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair is scheduled to be held in the sessions court of Uttar Pradesh's Mohammadi today.

The Supreme Court is hearing the petition filed by fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair seeking protection from arrest and challenging the Allahabad High Court order refusing to quash FIR registered for a tweet in which he allege

Reacting sharply to the German foreign ministry's comments on fact-checker Mohammad Zubair's arrest, the government today called it "an internal issue" and said it was needless to comment on a case that is before the court.

Case meant to threaten him against doing his job, "to put fear among those who stand up against communal elements", says Alt News co-founder's plea

After a Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail application of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair who was arrested in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet.

As Mohammed Zubair underlined that the tweet was screenshot from 1983 film cleared by censor board, police said "it was not the age of internet" then

The Twitter user behind the arrest of fact checker and Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair is a 36-year-old Delhi-based real estate businessman who originally belongs to Ajmer in Rajasthan, police said today.

The Delhi High Court granted time to Delhi Police to respond to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's plea against his arrest and search and seizure exercise in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018.

Mohammed Zubair, Alt News fact-checker, was released from jail last week, 23 days after his arrest over a 2018 tweet. The Supreme Court had only released the operative portion of the order on July 20. The full judgment copy has been uploaded today.

Two days after leaving Tihar Jail, fact checker Mohammed Zubair said that he will continue to work as he used to. Mr Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on June 27 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through his tweets.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the release of Mohammed Zubair after the Supreme Court's orders is the "triumph of liberty over tyranny" and held that the judgement reaffirms abuse of power of arrest must be ended.

The Supreme Court today ordered the release of fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, who was arrested last month for tweets that the complainants alleged hurt religious sentiments of Hindus. Mr Zubair should be released by 6 pm today, the Supreme Court said.

Fact-checker Mohammed Zubair, arrested last month over what the police said was a "highly provocative tweet", will be released on bail in all seven cases filed against him.

Mohammed Zubair remains under arrest in Hathras case; there are 6 such FIRs in UP, he'd got bail in one, now Supreme Court halts action in 5 others, lists bail plea for Wednesday

Mr Zubair has been arrested in four out of the seven cases, and judicial custody has been ordered in two cases. He had requested the Supreme Court to cancel six cases filed against him by the Uttar Pradesh Police.

The bail plea hearing of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair is scheduled to be held in the sessions court of Uttar Pradesh's Mohammadi today.

The Supreme Court is hearing the petition filed by fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair seeking protection from arrest and challenging the Allahabad High Court order refusing to quash FIR registered for a tweet in which he allege

Reacting sharply to the German foreign ministry's comments on fact-checker Mohammad Zubair's arrest, the government today called it "an internal issue" and said it was needless to comment on a case that is before the court.

Case meant to threaten him against doing his job, "to put fear among those who stand up against communal elements", says Alt News co-founder's plea

After a Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail application of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair who was arrested in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet.

As Mohammed Zubair underlined that the tweet was screenshot from 1983 film cleared by censor board, police said "it was not the age of internet" then