The Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday told the Allahabad High Court that it has booked Alt News founder Mohammed Zubair under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), for endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.
In an affidavit filed before the High Court, the State police said that it has added Section 66 of the Information Technology Act and Section 152 of the BNS in an existing FIR lodged against the journalist.
The FIR was lodged on the basis of a complaint filed by the supporters of Yati Narsinghanand, the priest of Ghaziabad’s Dasna Devi Temple, over a message posted by Zubair on X.
The Alt News founder had moved the High Court against the FIR, seeking protection from arrest.
Earlier on November 25, the High Court had directed the investigating officer (IO) to file an affidavit by the next dare of hearing, clearly specifying the penal sections under which Zubair has been implicated.
The High Court today allowed the amendment made by the State police and listed the matter for further hearing on December 3.
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