Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair has been sent to one-day police remand on June 27. He was brought to IFSO Special Cell, Delhi Police. Pratik Sinha, Alt News co-founder, was also present with him. Mohammed Zubair was arrested on June 27 on the charges of promoting enmity and insulting religious beliefs.
He was booked 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).
