The Latest Breaking News from Mohammed Zubair

On June 27, Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair was arrested for allegedly hurting Hindu religious sentiments. The supposed reason: a satirical post from four years ago that a now-deleted Twitter account called Hanuman Bhakt apparently found offensive and flagged to the Delhi police on June 19.

Sources say that TV news channels’ reportage on Mohammad Zubair’s arrest has left a lot to be desired. They claim that cross-checking and balance were missing from several reports and the broadcasters over-reliant on the Delhi police. These sources then switched off the television and waited for the morning newspapers…

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested by Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets posted in 2018

Police allowed to seize phone, laptop

Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair has been remanded to four days in police custody.

Alt News co-founder has long been in the BJP’s crosshairs for his relentless debunking of fake news and false claims.

Arrest of fact-checking website’s co-founder points to government’s hypocrisy, say Opposition leaders

ALT News co-founder was held by Delhi police on Monday for a tweet that “hurt religious sentiments”

Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair was arrested because, if you’re to believe Republic’s Arnab Goswami, he is a “Hindu hater” who “uses his social media handle repeatedly to insult Hindu divinities and Hindu gods”.