No criminality found against Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair in 2020 tweet: Delhi Police tells HC

The Delhi Police told the high court on Thursday that it has not found any criminality against fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in a case lodged against him for allegedly threatening and torturing a minor on social media.

Taking note of the submissions of the city police, the court asked the probe agency to place the chargesheet filed in the case before it.

"Before proceeding further, let a copy of the chargesheet be filed before the next date of hearing," Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said.

On the basis of a complaint from the NCPCR, the Delhi Police lodged an FIR against Zubair on August 9, 2020 under the provisions of the Information Technology Act for allegedly threatening and torturing a girl on Twitter.

The journalist has approached the court seeking quashing of the FIR against him.

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