CJM s phone call leads to comedian Munawar Faruqui s release after SC order
In the call on Saturday night, Indore s Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) asked the Central Prison authorities here in Madhya Pradesh to check the SC s website for the bail order.
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INDORE: A day after a Supreme Court bail order, it took a late night phone call from a Chief Judicial Magistrate that prodded Indore jail authorities to swiftly make arrangements for the release of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who is accused hurting religious sentiments.
In the call on Saturday night, Indore s Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) asked the Central Prison authorities here in Madhya Pradesh to check the SC s website for the bail order, following which Faruqui was set free, a senior official from the jail administration said on Sunday.