Never-ending trouble for Mohammad Zubair! Police invoke charges of destruction of evidence, receiving foreign funds
As per the reports, the police have added section 120B (Criminal conspiracy) and section 204 (destruction of evidence) to the Indian penal code. Moreover, Police have also invoked section 35 of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) for allegedly receiving foreign donations.
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Delhi, July 02: It seems like the situation has worsened for Mohammad Zubair, as the Delhi police have added charges of criminal conspiracy and destuction of evidence in the case against the "Fact Checker."
As per the reports, the police have added section 120B (Criminal conspiracy) and section 204 (destruction of evidence) to the Indian penal code. Moreover, Police have also invoked section 35 of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) for allegedly receiving foreign donations.
The addition of sections 120B, 201 of the IPC and 35 FCRA paves the way for the Enforcement Directorate to lodge a case against Zubair. As section 120B (criminal conspiracy) is a scheduled offense, the financial probe agency is now in a position to lodge a case.
It should be noted that the police initially booked him under sections 295 and 153 A. Police arrested him on June 27 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets. He has been sent to 4 days of custody by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM).
Investigators have confiscated Zubair's mobile phone and recovered a hard disk as part of the probe. Police alleged that he formatted his mobile phone and deleted certain tweets. Delhi police are also looking into the alleged role of the Twitter Profiles indulging in 'Twitter Stroms' started by Zubair. The police stated that some of these tweets were recently deleted, but they are working on finding the trail.
Earlier this week, police had written to multiple banks seeking information about Zubair's account details and other financial transactions.
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