No Case Registered Against Man Who Called Mohd Zubair 'Jihadi' In Tweet: Delhi Police To High Court

The Delhi Police has told the Delhi High Court that no case has been registered against the man who made an allegedly offensive tweet against Mohammed Zubair by calling him a “jihadi” in 2020.

The tweet in question was made by one Jagdish Singh, who filed a complaint against Zubair and accused him of causing cyber sexual harassment of his grand-daughter.

The Delhi Police has said that nothing incriminating came out for further proceedings or action against Singh who had commented “Once a jihadi is always jihadi” on Zubair's tweet on April 18, 2020.

The status report has been filed in Zubair's plea against the FIR under POCSO Act — he has already been given a clean chit in the case.

“Thus, the captioned tweet by the complainant Mr. Jagdish Singh and his examination in this regard has revealed that the captioned tweet on 18.04.2020 does not cause fear or alarm to the public or any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against any state or against public tranquility,” the Delhi Police has said.

The status report added: “That in view of above, no case has been registered in relation to the captioned tweet against the complainant i.e. Mr. Jagdish Singh.”

The Delhi Police filed the response after it was pulled up by the court last year over no action taken against the man.

The case pertains to a tweet posted by Zubair, sharing the profile picture of a user and asking if it was appropriate for him to use derogatory language in replies while using a profile picture with his granddaughter in it.  Zubair in his tweet had blurred the face of the minor girl

"Hello XXX. Does your cute grand daughter know about your part time job of abusing people on social media? I suggest you to change your profile pic,"  Zubair had said in the tweet.

In the FIR lodged in Delhi, offences under the POCSO Act, Section 509B of IPC, Sections 67 and 67A of the Information Technology Act were invoked against Zubair.

The Delhi Police previously informed court that no criminality was found in the tweet posted by Zubair. The police in May last year said that no cognizable offence was made out against Zubair.

Zubair was granted interim protection from arrest on September 9, 2020 by Justice Yogesh Khanna. The court had also directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber Cell to file a status report on the investigation carried out in this case. It had also directed Twitter India to expedite the request filed by the Cyber Cell of Delhi Police.

Case Title: MOHAMMED ZUBAIR v. STATE OF GNCT & ORS.