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Delhi Police has told the court that Zubair, the co-founder of fact-checking website AltNews, was funded from countries like Pakistan and Syria. Zubair is in police custody for 5 days and he is accused of inciting religious sentiments.
Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Atul Srivastava, appearing for the police, said that during the initial investigation, a case of misappropriation of foreign funding has come to the fore, which is to be investigated. So Zubair should not be granted bail.
Zubair had created an account on Twitter in November 2017, currently there are 5 lakh 75 thousand followers on his account.
live law According to the report, the SPP said that the accused is clever and is adept at erasing evidence. The accused has destroyed a lot of evidence from the mobile, due to which the investigation is getting difficult. The accused is also the director of Pravda Media House.
The argument of Zubair’s lawyer – the police did not get anything
Zubair’s lawyer Vrinda Grover said that even in the custody of 5 days, the police did not find anything. There was nothing new in what Zubair had shared. 40 years ago a film has been made, whose screenshot was inserted. Grover further said- I have a brother living in Dubai, will I talk to him, then what will be suspicious?
The trial of Zubair case is going on in Delhi’s Patiala House Court. Police added three new sections on Zubair on Saturday.
Grover said that the police is deliberately adding a new angle to this case. 5 police officers had gone to Bangalore, but they did not find anything there.
Police filed a case for eradication of evidence and foreign funding
The Delhi Police on Saturday registered a fresh case against Zubair for destruction of evidence and wrongful receiving of foreign funding. A police official said that section 201, 120B of IPC and section 35 of FCRA have been imposed on Zubair.
A bail application has been filed on behalf of Zubair in the court. He was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police on June 27. He is accused of conspiracy, including inciting religious sentiments.