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How data privacy, Razorpay became victims of Alt News vs Delhi Police fight

Alt News received money "through Razorpay from Pakistan, Syria, Australia, Singapore, and the UAE, which all require further investigation," a public prosecutor said

Delhi court may hear Alt News co-founder Zubair's bail plea on Tuesday

A Delhi court is likely to hear on Tuesday Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's plea seeking bail in a case related to an objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity. Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala will hear Zubair's application filed on Monday against the order of a magisterial court which on July 2 dismissed his bail plea and sent him to 14-day judicial custody (JC) in the case. The magisterial court had cited the nature and gravity of the offences against Zubair and observed that the matter was at the initial stage of the investigation. The court had sent him to JC after his five-day custodial interrogation. In its order, the court had noted the submission of the public prosecutor that the investigation was at the initial stage and that there was every likelihood that police custody (PC) remand of the accused would be required. The judge also considered the addition of new sections during the course of the investigation while rejecting the

Necessary for us to comply with legal request: Razorpay CEO on Alt News

Amid the controversy over sharing transaction data of Alt News with the Delhi Police, Razorpay Co-founder and CEO Harshil Mathur said that it was necessary for them to comply with the legal request

SC grants interim bail to Alt News' Zubair for five days in UP case

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Alt News' co-founder Mohammad Zubair

SC to hear Mohammad Zubair plea seeking protection from arrest today

A vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari on Thursday agreed to list the matter for hearing on Friday subject to assignment by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana

Without conviction: Pendencies in hate speech cases have been rising

Between 2017 and 2020, the number of cases filed under Section 153A pending trial in courts doubled from 1,435 to 2,869. There was a 147 per cent jump in cases pending for 1-3 years

Alt News co-founder Zubair moves SC for bail, plea to be heard on Friday

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday the bail plea of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in connection with a case registered against him in Uttar Pradesh

Delhi court rejects Zubair's plea, sends him to 14-day judicial custody

Zubair is accused in a case related to an "objectionable tweet" he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity.

Delhi Police seek 14-day custody of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair

The Delhi Police on Saturday sought 14-day custody of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who is arrested in connection with a 2018 contentious tweet

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to be produced before Delhi court today

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair will be produced before the Patiala Court in Delhi today in a case for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, through a social media post.Zubair was brought out of the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police Special Cell in Dwarka earlier today.On Thursday, he was brought to Bengaluru by the IFSO unit.He moved Delhi HC challenging the police remand granted by Patiala House Court to the Delhi Police Special Cell.Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to Delhi Police on the plea moved by Zubair challenging the police custody remand granted by a trial court.He was remanded to four days of police custody on 28 June in a case related to an objectionable tweet.The vacation bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula issued notice to Delhi Police on the plea and directed it to file a reply in two weeks and a rejoinder to it in one week. The matter has been listed for July 27 for further hearing.Justice Narula ...

Delhi Police collects laptop, hard disks from Zubair's Bengaluru residence

A four-member Delhi Police team on Thursday seized a laptop and hard disks belonging to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair from his residence in Bengaluru, officials said. Zubair was arrested on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus through an "objectionable" tweet he posted in 2018. On Tuesday, a Delhi court extended his custodial interrogation by four days. The Delhi Police team reached Zubair's residence at RT Nagar area in Bengaluru at around 11:30 am and collected electronic evidence, including his laptop and hard disks, a senior police officer said. Zubair has been brought back to Delhi where he will be further questioned about the case, he said. On Wednesday, the police had written to multiple banks seeking information about Zubair's account details and other financial transactions. The officer also said the mobile phone being used by the co-founder of the fact-checking website had been formatted and did not have information related to the case. Acco

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair taken to Bengaluru for probe

Sleuths of Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) of Delhi Police has brought Mohammed Zubair, fact-checking website Alt News's co-founder to Bengaluru on Thursday for further investigation.

Alt News co-founder Mohmmed Zubair flown to Bangalore to recover laptop

According to police, he has allegedly formatted his electronic devices and is refusing to hand them over to police despite being repeatedly asked

Twitter handle that flagged Alt News' Mohd Zubair's 2018 tweet deleted

Mohammed Zubair of Alt News, 33, is currently in police custody and is being questioned over one of his objectionable tweets which he posted in 2018

Delhi cops examining financial transactions of arrested Alt News co-founder

Zubair was arrested on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments after posting the tweet against a Hindu deity in 2018.

Journalists should not be jailed for 'what they write, tweet and say': UN

Journalists should not be jailed for what they write, what they tweet and what they say, a spokesperson for UN's Guterres has said referring to the arrest of Alt News co-founder Zubair in India

Editors' Guild calls for Zubair's release, invokes PM's commitment at G7

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested on Monday by the Delhi Police over a 2018 tweet

Left parties demand Alt News co-founder Zubair's release; slam govt

Left parties on Tuesday hit out at the Union govt over the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, asking it how those who spread hate are free, and someone who exposes them is behind bars

Court allows Alt News' Zubair to meet his counsel for 30 mins once a day

Alt news co-founder Mohammed Zubair has been allowed by a court here to meet his counsel once a day for half an hour in police custody for providing legal assistance, a senior police official said

Rahul Gandhi criticises BJP over Alt News co-founder Zubair's arrest

Journalist and Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday evening on charges of hurting religious sentiments under sections of the Indian Penal Code