Delhi High Court asks police about action over offensive tweet against Md Zubair

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the city police about the action taken by it against a Twitter user for his alleged offensive tweet on factchecking website Alt News cofounder Mohammad ZubairThe FIR was lodged against Zubair in 2020 for allegedly threatening and torturing a minor girlWhat about the person who put the offensive tweet What did you do regarding this gentleman asked the courtI want to know what happened I want to see if things are coming to logical closure said the court as it listed the matter for further hearing on March 13Zubairs counsel has earlier told the court that he was being trolled for his posts on Twitter by a man who abused and demeaned him and even left communallycharged comments on his page on the microblogging platform and when he subsequently posted the display picture of the man standing with his minor daughter whose face was cautiously blurred by the petitioner while posting a tweet a complaint was made against himThe Delhi Police has earlier told the court that it has not found any criminality against Zubair in the present case registered for allegedly threatening and torturing a minor on social media and his name has not been included in the charge sheetThe police had lodged the FIR on the basis of a complaint from the NCPCR which referred to a photo of the girl and her father shared by Zubair on Twitter during an online spat with her fatherThe NCPCR has contended before the high court that the submission of the city police that no cognisable offence was made out against Zubair was incorrect and that the agencys stand indicates the casual attitude of the authoritiesAlso read Install CCTV in police stations comply with Supreme Court directions Delhi High CourtIt has urged the court to direct the Delhi Police to conduct a thorough investigation in the case and conclude it on priority The NCPCR has said retweeting of the girls picture contributed to the disclosure of her identity through her father seriously jeopardised her safety and security and also exposed her to harassment on social media platforms like Twitter where lewd and disgraceful comments were published about her by the usersThe comments made on the picture of the minor girl also included comments which were in the nature of sexual harassment and were seen to be in violation of the provisions of the POCSO Act IPC and IT Act it has saidThe commission has said even after knowing the fact that several comments were being made on his post against the girl which were indecent and sexual in nature Zubair neither tried to delete the tweet nor informed the authorities concerned about the users who had indulged in violating the girls rightsThe high court had in September 2020 directed the Delhi Police not to take any coercive steps against Zubair in the case It had also directed Twitter India to cooperate with police in the investigation of the matterZubair has earlier described the allegation levelled against him in the FIR as an absolutely frivolous complaintThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever