<p>An Uttar Pradesh court on Saturday rejected the bail petition of Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in connection with an FIR lodged against him in 2021 for allegedly promoting enmity.</p>.<p>The bail application was moved before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mohamaddi on July 11 after the court sent Zubair to a 14-day judicial custody in the case.</p>.<p>"After hearing the arguments by the prosecution and the defense counsel, ACJM Ruchi Srivastava rejected Mohd. Zubair's bail plea," Senior Prosecuting Officer (SPO) SP Yadav told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>A hearing on Zubair's police remand is scheduled to be held on July 20, Yadav said.</p>.<p>The Lakhimpur Kheri police had served a warrant on Zubair to appear in court in connection with the FIR.</p>.<p>Mohammadi police station incharge Ambar Singh had said that the case against Zubair was lodged on November 25 last year by Ashish Katiyar, a reporter for a private news channel.</p>.<p>“In his complaint, Katiyar had accused Zubair of misleading people through his tweet about his channel,” he said.</p>
<p>An Uttar Pradesh court on Saturday rejected the bail petition of Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in connection with an FIR lodged against him in 2021 for allegedly promoting enmity.</p>.<p>The bail application was moved before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Mohamaddi on July 11 after the court sent Zubair to a 14-day judicial custody in the case.</p>.<p>"After hearing the arguments by the prosecution and the defense counsel, ACJM Ruchi Srivastava rejected Mohd. Zubair's bail plea," Senior Prosecuting Officer (SPO) SP Yadav told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>A hearing on Zubair's police remand is scheduled to be held on July 20, Yadav said.</p>.<p>The Lakhimpur Kheri police had served a warrant on Zubair to appear in court in connection with the FIR.</p>.<p>Mohammadi police station incharge Ambar Singh had said that the case against Zubair was lodged on November 25 last year by Ashish Katiyar, a reporter for a private news channel.</p>.<p>“In his complaint, Katiyar had accused Zubair of misleading people through his tweet about his channel,” he said.</p>