<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Police in India have arrested the co-founder of a fact-checking website who has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Mohammed Zubair of AltNews has been accused of insulting Hindu religious beliefs on Twitter, a network of media organisations said.</div><div><br></div><div>Opposition leaders and journalists have condemned the arrest.</div><div><br></div><div>They said it was a clear attempt by the Hindu-nationalist government to clamp down on those who expose hate speech.</div><div><br></div><div>Mr Zubair recently highlighted comments by a spokesperson of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad during a television debate. His tweet was widely shared and led to several Muslim countries lodging strong protests with India.</div><div><br></div><div>In recent weeks, Hindu nationalists have drawn attention to past comments made by Mr Zubair and demanded that he be prosecuted for hurting their religious feelings. - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>