Charges on endangering India’s sovereignty added to FIR against Mohammed Zubair, police tell court
The additions were made to a case filed against the ‘Alt News’ co-founder for a social media post about Hindutva supremacist Yati Narsinghanand.
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The Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday told the Allahabad High Court that the offence of endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India has been included in the first information report filed in October against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, Live Law reported.
The offence comes under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The case was registered by the police on October 7 against Zubair for allegedly promoting enmity between religious groups with a post on the social media platform X about Hindutva supremacist Yati Narsinghanand.
Narsinghanand, who is the priest of the Dasna Devi temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, reportedly made a derogatory comment about Prophet Muhammad during a sermon on September 29, sparking protests by Muslim groups in several cities.
On October 3, Zubair had shared a purported video of the speech on X and demanded legal action against the priest.
Several FIRs have also been filed against Narsinghanand for alleged hate speech targeting Muslims.
Udita Tyagi, the general secretary of the Yati Narsimahanand Saraswati Foundation, filed a complaint with the Kavinagar Police in Ghaziabad alleging that Zubair had posted an outdated video of Narsinghanand with intent to incite Muslims to violence.
Following the registration of the FIR, Zubair moved the court seeking protection from arrest, according to Bar and Bench.
On November 25, the court directed the investigating officer...
