Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair has moved the Supreme Court seeking to quash six First Information Reports (FIRs) registered against him in Uttar Pradesh for insulting religious feelings on Twitter. The FIRs have been registered at Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, Sitapur, Lakhimpur and Hathras.
The fact-checker has also challenged the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) by the Uttar Pradesh Police to investigate the cases.
In the alternative, Mr. Zubair said the cases in Uttar Pradesh should be clubbed with the one in Delhi. He was first arrested in the Delhi case on June 27. He has also sought interim bail in all the six FIRs in Uttar Pradesh.