Alt-News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was on Monday remanded to 14 days in judicial custody (till July 25) in the case registered against him by the Lakhimpur Kheri police for a fact-check of a television channel report he had posted in May 2021.
The local court in Lakhimpur Kheri also admitted an application by the police seeking Mr. Zubair’s remand for 14 days and a bail application filed by the journalist’s lawyer, both of which will now be heard on July 13, Advocate Harjeet Singh, who represented Mr. Zubair in Lakhimpur, said after Monday’s hearing.
Meanwhile, Mr. Zubair has moved a fresh bail application in the Delhi Police Special Cell (IFSO) case, registered in June, 2022, for a 2018 tweet of his.