As Rahul Gandhi fights a slew of cases, the weaponisation of defamation suits for political upmanship and as a pressure tactic has become apparent, leading to prolonged headache for the defendant.
Delhi High Court seeks to know from the Delhi Police regarding the action taken on the man who posted offensive tweets against Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair in August 2020, which led to registration of FIR under the POCSO Act against the fact-checker
Mohammed Zubair has prayed that these FIRs be clubbed with the one filed first regarding his 2018 tweet and also challenged the constitution of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was formed by the Uttar Pradesh government to investigate his case.