Delhi Police have sought his custody and added three new Sections - 201 (for the destruction of evidence - formatted phone and deleted tweets), 120-(B) (for criminal conspiracy) of IPC and 35 of FCRA (Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act) in the matter.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked the Delhi Police to hand them over FIR, remand papers and account-related information of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair so that the agency could initiate a probe. 🇮🇳 Mohammed Zubair Case: ED To Scan Accounts of Alt News Co-Founder.
The Delhi Police on Wednesday wrote to multiple banks seeking information about bank account details and other financial transactions of fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair.
Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who was arrested on Monday, was produced before a court in Delhi today in a case related to an "objectionable tweet". An FIR was registered against him over the contentious tweet he posted in 2018.
Fact Check: Fact-checker and journalist Mohammed Zubair along with his organisation Alt News have been at the forefront of fighting misinformation and disinformation in India since 2017.