New Delhi police on Monday arrested the Muslim cofounder of a fact-checking Web site, accusing him of insulting religious beliefs on Twitter, a network of digital media organizations said, condemning it as an attempt to harass him for his journalism.
Mohammed Zubair, who cofounded Alt News and regularly tweets on rising marginalization of the Muslim minority in the country, was arrested under two sections of a law related to maintaining religious harmony, the DIGIPUB association said.
Alt News’ other cofounder, Pratik Sinha, said on Twitter no notice was given to Zubair before his arrest.
“He is currently detained inside a police bus in