FIR Against Fact-Checker Mohd Zubair In UP School Boy Slap Case

UP Police have filed a FIR against Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair for social media posts allegedly revealing the identity of the Muslim boy slapped by his classmates on the orders of their school teacher.

Police in Uttar Pradesh have filed a FIR against fact-checker and Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair for social media posts allegedly revealing the identity of the Muslim boy slapped repeatedly by his classmates on the orders of their school teacher as she says "all Muslim children should be beaten".

On Saturday the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights had warned against revealing identities- particularly by sharing the video of the attack on the Class 2 student. NCPCR Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo urged people to "not become part of the crime by revealing identity of the children".

The video of the boy being slapped - he stands helplessly with tears running down his cheek as the teacher, Tripta Tyagi, makes communal remarks and urges classmates to hit harder - surfaced last week and triggered outrage, with opposition politicians targeting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.