New Delhi, 2/7: A Delhi court on Saturday rejected a plea for bail moved by Alt News co-founder Muhammad Zubair in view of pendency of investigation and gravity of charges, including illegal receipt of funds from Pakistan, Syria and other countries alleged against him in a case related to hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity for his 2018 tweet.
The court remanded him to 14 days judicial custody, amid allegation by his counsel of passing information on bail order before pronouncement of the order.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria pronounced the order in the evening, saying “Since the matter is at initial stage of investigation and in view of overall facts and circumstances of the case and nature and gravity of the offences alleged against the accused, no ground for grant of bail is made out.”
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