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| Mohammad Zubair |
Following the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair by the Delhi Police on Monday, the Editors Guild of India on Tuesday condemned this action and demanded his immediate release.
In a statement, it labelled the arrest "extremely disturbing" as he has done exemplary work in identifying fake news.
"It is apparent that Alt News' alert vigilance was resented by those who use disinformation as a tool to polarise society and rake nationalist sentiments" the statement further read.
The Delhi Police on Monday arrested Zubair weeks after he flagged former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma regarding her comments against Prophet Muhammad.
He has been arrested for hurting religious sentiments in a Twitter post in 2018 and is booked under Sections 153A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The Delhi Police have seeked more remand time to question him.
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