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YouTuber arrested in UP for ‘breach of peace’, booked for post on mosque demolition
Police, meanwhile, lodged another FIR against Huda Zariwala for allegedly posting objectionable content on social media following the demolition of a mosque within the Saharanpur Collectorate premises.
The mosque, located inside the Collectorate office complex, was demolished, in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (PTI Photo)
A 34-year-old YouTuber and journalist was arrested in Saharanpur on Monday for ‘breach of peace’ after she created a ruckus at the Circuit House, police said on Tuesday.
Police, meanwhile, lodged another FIR against Huda Zariwala for allegedly posting objectionable content on social media following the demolition of a mosque within the Saharanpur Collectorate premises.
“We have arrested Huda Zariwala on charges of breach of peace for creating a nuisance at the Circuit House. She was produced before the court, which sent her to judicial custody,” Superintendent of Police, Saharanpur, Vyom Bindal said.
According to the police, Zariwala was stopped from entering the Circuit House by woman police personnel during the visit of Leader of Opposition Lal Bihari Yadav. “The woman (Zariwala) created disturbance and behaved aggressively, despite the female officers present at the spot trying to convince her that she was not permitted to go further,” said a police officer.
It is alleged that Zariwala wanted to accompany the Samajwadi Party delegation to the site of the demolished mosque.
Police subsequently arrested Zariwala under Section 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (arrest to prevent the commission of a cognizable offence).
Later, a separate FIR was registered against Zariwala for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the Saharanpur District Magistrate.
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She has been booked under provisions of the Information Technology Act, said Station House Officer of Sadar Bazaar police station, Nem Chand Singh.
The investigation into the case is still ongoing, he added.
The complaint was lodged by advocate Dushyant Singh, who alleged that Zariwala made “objectionable, indecent and provocative” remarks against the chief minister and the local administration over the action to remove the structure from the collectorate premises. The complainant claimed that the remarks had caused public anger and could adversely affect peace and communal harmony in the area.
A mosque located within the premises of the district collectorate office was demolished on September 5 following the order of a local court.
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PTI adds: Zariwala, who was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, describes herself as a journalist, YouTuber and social worker. She began her career as a news anchor with Saudi TV Channel 2 and later worked with the BBC in London and a Noida-based channel between 2015 and 2021. She has also been associated with the Aam Aadmi Party as a spokesperson and campaigned in Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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