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The chief metropolitan magistrate of Patiala House Court of Delhi on Saturday dismissed the bail petition of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair.
The court sent him to judicial custody for 14 days.
“The bail plea of Mohammed Zubair has been canceled and our application for judicial remand has been accepted. Three new sections have been invoked 201 and 120 of IPC and 35 FCR Act,” said Atul Shrivastava, special public prosecutor for the Delhi police.
Zubair is accused in a case related to an “objectionable tweet” he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity.
“Since the matter is at the initial stage of investigation and overall facts and circumstances of the case and nature and gravity of the offences alleged against the accused, no ground for grant of bail is made out. Bail application of accused is accordingly dismissed. Accordingly, accused is remanded to judicial custody for 14 days,” the judge said in the order.
