“We sought Zubair’s police custody to recover the device from which he used to tweet, and also his motive for uploading objectionable matter on social media,” said Arvind Singh, Station House Officer, Khairabad (Sitapur), where the case was registered.
The suspension of Nupur Sharma and former legislator Naveen Jindal comes amid severe backlash from Arab countries, where people are boycotting Indian products, protesting the duo’s remarks against the Prophet.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in the six information reports (FIRs) registered against him by the Uttar Pradesh Police (UP Police).
The journalist, who is in jail and faces no fewer than four sets of charges in separate cases filed over a period of two weeks, had challenged the Allahabad HC's refusal to quash the Sitapur Police's FIR.