India / Mohammad zubair out of jail after 24 days

New Delhi : Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair was released from Delhi's Tihar Jail on Wednesday night. Hours before this, the Supreme Court had granted bail to Zubair in all the cases registered against him in Uttar Pradesh. Jail officials have given this information. Zubair was arrested by Delhi Police on June 27 for hurting religious sentiments through tweets. The apex court, while granting bail to Zubair, had said that it did not see any justification for depriving him of his freedom.

FIRs are also registered in UP

A senior official confirmed the release of this Zubair. Mohammad Zubair has been released from Tihar, the official said. Significantly, several FIRs have been registered against Zubair in Uttar Pradesh for hurting religious sentiments. Out of these, two FIRs have been registered in Hathras while one each in Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad and Chandauli.

refused to ban the tweet

Earlier, the Supreme Court had granted interim bail to Zubair observing that the power of arrest should be exercised with utmost restraint. The top court said it does not see any justification for depriving Zubair of his freedom. Apart from this, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the Uttar Pradesh Police has also been ordered to be abolished. Not only this, the Supreme Court had refused to stay Zubair's tweet. The court had said that it would be like asking a lawyer not to argue.