Updated On: 31 August, 2022 03:31 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested on June 27 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a tweet against a Hindu deity in 2018. He was in custody for 24 days on allegations of hate speech and is now out on bail

Mohammed Zubair. Pic/PTI
The Twitter user behind the arrest of fact checker and Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair is a 36-year-old Delhi-based real estate businessman who originally belongs to Ajmer in Rajasthan, police said on Wednesday.
Police officials, who have been working to establish the identity of the Twitter handle @balajikijaiin operating under the name "Hanuman Bhakt", did not disclose the businessman`s name.