Delhi Police: No case filed against individual who called Mohd Zubair 'Jihadi' in tweet, High Court
New Delhi: In response to a plea filed by Mohammed Zubair regarding an allegedly offensive tweet in 2020, the Delhi Police informed the Delhi High Court that no case has been registered against the individual who referred to Zubair as a "jihadi."
The tweet in question was posted by Jagdish Singh, who accused Zubair of cyber sexual harassment of his granddaughter. However, the police found no incriminating evidence against Singh, stating that his comment, "Once a jihadi is always jihadi," did not cause fear or alarm to the public.
Zubair's plea stems from a tweet he made, questioning a user's appropriateness in using derogatory language online while displaying a profile picture with his granddaughter. Zubair's tweet, which blurred the minor's face, prompted an FIR against him under various acts including the POCSO Act and the Information Technology Act.
The status report has been filed in Zubair's plea against the FIR under POCSO Act — he has already been given a clean chit in the case.
“Thus, the captioned tweet by the complainant Mr. Jagdish Singh and his examination in this regard has revealed that the captioned tweet on 18.04.2020 does not cause fear or alarm to the public or any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against any state or against public tranquility,” the Delhi Police has said.
The status report added: “That in view of above, no case has been registered in relation to the captioned tweet against the complainant i.e. Mr. Jagdish Singh.”
The Delhi Police filed the response after it was pulled up by the court last year over no action taken against the man.
The case pertains to a tweet posted by Zubair, sharing the profile picture of a user and asking if it was appropriate for him to use derogatory language in replies while using a profile picture with his granddaughter in it. Zubair in his tweet had blurred the face of the minor girl. U
"Hello XXX. Does your cute grand daughter know about your part time job of abusing people on social media? I suggest you to change your profile pic," Zubair had said in the tweet.
In the FIR lodged in Delhi, offences under the POCSO Act, Section 509B of IPC, Sections 67 and 67A of the Information Technology Act were invoked against Zubair.
However, the Delhi Police found no criminality in Zubair's tweet and granted him interim protection from arrest in September 2020. The court directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber Cell to provide a status report on the investigation, while also instructing Twitter India to expedite the request filed by the Cyber Cell.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
