UP Court Rejects Bail Plea of Md Zubair, Remands Him to 14-Day Judicial Custody

The FIR against Zubair is in connection with a tweet in which he had called some Hindutva leaders 'hate-mongers'.

Rejecting the bail plea of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case registered in Uttar Pradesh against him on the charge of allegedly hurting religious sentiments, a local court in Sitapur remanded him to judicial custody for 14 days.

The plea was rejected by judge Abhinav Srivastava, saying that it was possible that the accused may influence witnesses or repeat offences that he has been charged with. The bench also noted that the case was non-bailable, Bar and Bench reported.

The case against him Zubair is related to a tweet in which called Mahant Bajrang Muni, Yati Narsinghanand and Swami Anand Swaroop "hate-mongers."