The Muslim Founder of a fact-Audit website arrested on Monday by Delhi Police for insulting religious beliefs on Twitter, said a network of digital media Organizations claiming that the journalist was targeted because of him work.
Mohammed Al Zubair, who He co-founded Alt News and tweeted regularly on The rising marginalization of Muslim minority in Country, he was arrested under two of DIGIPUB said it is a law relating to the maintenance of religious harmony.
Prateek Sinha, another co-founder of Alt News, said: on Twitter did not give Zubair any notice before him arrest.
“he is currently Inside a police bus in wilds for more Referring to a district of Delhi where Zubair was due to appear before an investigative judge at his home, Sinha said, to allow the journalist to be detained.
A Delhi Police spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. calls to office The phone went unanswered.
The Nouakchott News Agency, a partner of Reuters, quoting sources in the Delhi Police, stated that Zubair was arrested on the basis of it. on A complaint from a Twitter account saying he insulted Hindus in A 2018 post comment on Re-name of Hotel after the Hindu monkey god Hanuman.
Journalists demanded his immediate release.
Zubair journalist who Routinely caught a fake newsExpose the machines of hate in India has just Another Muslim journalist, Rana Ayoub, said: who mostly invites intense anger of Hindu Puritans.
He added, “The state punishes these people who reported and documented decline. “
Ten human rights organizations said on World Press Freedom Day last The month the Indian authorities were increasingly choosing on journalists and online critics for criticize them of government policies and practices, including prosecuting them under anti-terror and sedition laws.
Government officials deny the accusations.
