
As a Delhi court was wrapping up the custody and bail hearing of Mohammed Zubair on Saturday, journalists, media organisations as well as news agency ANI reported that the Alt News journalist had been denied bail. The source appeared to be KPS Malhotra, head of the Delhi police’s cyber crime division.
It soon turned out that this “breaking news” was incorrect. The court hadn’t yet made the ruling, which is scheduled for 4 pm.