The Delhi Police has registered an First Information Report (FIR) against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair for allegedly threatening and torturing a girl child through Twitter.
The FIR was registered against Zubair on a complaint received from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) under provisions of the Information Technology Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) at Cyber Cell.
Zubair, however, refuted the allegations and said that this is an absolutely frivolous complaint. “I will be responding to it legally,” he said.
The NCPCR, in the complaint, said the commission took cognizance of complaint received under section 13 (1) and (k) of CPCR Act, 2005, as in the complaint the picture of a minor girl is seen to be circulated and posted by various Twitter handles with indecent and disgraceful remarks/comments, which seems to be a cognizable offence and requires immediate registration of an FIR.
“You look into the matter and take prompt action in respect to the Twitter handle and posts harassing, threatening and stalking the minor girl. Further, you were also requested to ensure safety of girl child and initiate appropriate action against the alleged perpetrators,” said Priyank Kanoongo, NCPCR chief in his letter. Kanoongo said he is seeking action under POCSO/relevant acts against online threats and repeated incident of stalking of a minor girl on Twitter by Zubair.