By ANI
NEW DELHI: Alt News Founder Mohammed Zubair through an affidavit told Delhi High Court that the theories attributed to him by Delhi Police are false and baseless.
Mohd Zubair through an affidavit filed in the Delhi High Court stated that a series of false and concocted theories have been attributed to him as disclosures and the same is denied and rejected as false, wrong, concocted and baseless. He stated that he did not make any such disclosure during the course of the investigation.
The affidavit further stated that, “I (Mohd Zubair) categorically and specificallydeny that in order to gain popularity I post content that triggers religious sentiments. I am a fact checker and I post content on social media debunking fake news, misinformation and disinformation of all kind, and my work is not limited to any particular kind of posts, nor do I post content for popularity or any other material gain.”
Mohd Zubair has filed AN affidavit after Delhi Police recently filed status report stating that the laptop and other electronic devices seized from Mohd Zubair were sent to the forensic science laboratory (FSL) for recovery of data.
This case is related to an objectionable tweet made by Md Zubair in 2018.
The police affidavit was filed in the High Court in response to a plea filed by Zubair against his arrest and search and seizure exercise.
The court is presently examining the plea moved by fact checker and journalist Mohammad Zubair seeking the release of his mobile phone and other electronic devices.
In a status report filed before justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, police have said that Zubair may approach the concerned forum for the release of the seized articles as and when the analysis of the devices is completed
The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Mohd Zubair on July 20.
Delhi police said that a laptop, two invoices, and a hard disk was recovered from the Bengaluru residence of Zubair during his custody remand.
“Data is to be recovered from these devices and is to be analysed with respect to the tweet in question and other similar-natured tweets done by accused Mohd Zubair (if retrieved). As such the seized articles/ devices are not beyond allegation, as mentioned by the petitioner in the prayer of the petition,” the Delhi Police affidavit had stated.
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NEW DELHI: Alt News Founder Mohammed Zubair through an affidavit told Delhi High Court that the theories attributed to him by Delhi Police are false and baseless.
Mohd Zubair through an affidavit filed in the Delhi High Court stated that a series of false and concocted theories have been attributed to him as disclosures and the same is denied and rejected as false, wrong, concocted and baseless. He stated that he did not make any such disclosure during the course of the investigation.
The affidavit further stated that, “I (Mohd Zubair) categorically and specificallydeny that in order to gain popularity I post content that triggers religious sentiments. I am a fact checker and I post content on social media debunking fake news, misinformation and disinformation of all kind, and my work is not limited to any particular kind of posts, nor do I post content for popularity or any other material gain.”
Mohd Zubair has filed AN affidavit after Delhi Police recently filed status report stating that the laptop and other electronic devices seized from Mohd Zubair were sent to the forensic science laboratory (FSL) for recovery of data.
This case is related to an objectionable tweet made by Md Zubair in 2018.
The police affidavit was filed in the High Court in response to a plea filed by Zubair against his arrest and search and seizure exercise.
The court is presently examining the plea moved by fact checker and journalist Mohammad Zubair seeking the release of his mobile phone and other electronic devices.
In a status report filed before justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, police have said that Zubair may approach the concerned forum for the release of the seized articles as and when the analysis of the devices is completed
The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Mohd Zubair on July 20.
Delhi police said that a laptop, two invoices, and a hard disk was recovered from the Bengaluru residence of Zubair during his custody remand.
“Data is to be recovered from these devices and is to be analysed with respect to the tweet in question and other similar-natured tweets done by accused Mohd Zubair (if retrieved). As such the seized articles/ devices are not beyond allegation, as mentioned by the petitioner in the prayer of the petition,” the Delhi Police affidavit had stated.
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