On June 27, Mohammed Zubair was arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments in a four-year-old tweet.
In a Delhi court, his lawyer stated that “formatting a phone is not illegal,” while the police claimed a criminal conspiracy.
The bail plea hearing was also marred by controversy, with the police claiming he’d been denied bail even though the court has yet to rule.
On June 20, a police officer saw a tweet objecting to Mr Zubair’s tweet and filed a FIR. It’s not just a simple tweet, say the cops.
He deleted everything on purpose.
It is critical to delete data from the phone after filing a FIR.
For years, the founders of Alt News have faced online harassment and police investigations.