SC Refuses Interim Bail To Fact-Checker Mohammed Zubair; Issues Notice To UP Govt. | Times now

On July 20, the Supreme Court said that it will consider Mohammed Zubair, a co-founder of Alt News,' request for temporary release. The top court further emphasised that no hasty action should be taken against Zubair in the meantime.The hearing for Zubair's police custody remand is scheduled for July 20, according to his attorney, Harjit Singh.He was granted bail earlier on Friday by the Patiala House Court in Delhi in connection with a case involving an allegedly offensive tweet.A Lakhimpur Kheri court summoned Zubair in a case against him that had been brought in September 2021 as a result of a complaint made by a news channel journalist over a fact-checking tweet.#altnews #zubair #sc