Uttar Pradesh: Court denies bail to Mohammad Zubair in 2021 case

Lakhimpur Kheri: An Uttar Pradesh court on Saturday rejected the bail petition of Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in connection with an FIR lodged against him in 2021 for allegedly promoting enmity. The bail application was moved before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mohamaddi on 11 July after the court sent Zubair to a 14-day judicial custody in the case. “After hearing the arguments by the prosecution and the defense counsel, ACJM Ruchi Srivastava rejected Mohd. Zubair’s bail plea,” Senior Prosecuting Officer (SPO) SP Yadav told PTI. A hearing on Zubair’s police remand is scheduled to be held on 20 July, Yadav said. The Lakhimpur Kheri police had served a warrant on Zubair to appear in court in connection with the FIR. Mohammadi police station incharge Ambar Singh had said that the case against Zubair was lodged on 25 November last year by Ashish Katiyar, a reporter for a private news channel. In his complaint, Katiyar had accused Zubair of misleading people through his tweet about his channel, he said. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.