Twitter handle that flagged Alt News’ Mohd Zubair’s 2018 tweet deleted

The Twitter account that alerted Delhi Police regarding Alt news co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s ‘objectionable’ post no longer exists on the social media platform.

According to the FIR copy of the case, accessed by IANS, the account, Hanuman Bhakt, bore the username @balajikijaiin.

Zubair, 33, is currently in police custody and is being questioned over one of his objectionable tweets which he posted in 2018.

After Zubair’s tweet, his followers on social media amplified and created a series of debates and hate mongering in the thread.