On 28th August, Uttar Pradesh Police booked Alt News’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair under Section 74 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, for sharing a video of a minor on social media. The FIR was registered based on a complaint that was submitted on 28th August.
The FIR accuses Zubair of revealing the identity of a minor student at a school in Muzaffarnagar.
It read, “I came across a video on 25th August in connection to an incident that happened at Neha Public School Khubbapur shared by a journalist of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair. In the video, the minor’s identity was revealed, which is against the rights provided to minors under the Juvenile Justice Act.” The complainant requested the police to take strict action against Zubair.
