Updated Jan 14, 2021 · 09:25 pm A file photo of comedian Munawar Faruqui. | Munawar Faruqui/Instagram
Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui had not made any jokes about Hindu deities, or even begun his performance when his arrested by the Madhya Pradesh Police on January 1,
Article 14 reported on Thursday, quoting Indore Superintendent of Police Vijay Khatri. Faruqui had been arrested from a cafe in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city on January 1 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, and has since been in custody.
The comedian was arrested only on the basis of claims made by a Hindutva vigilante group, the policeman told the website.
Khatri said that the arrest was made on basis of a complaint by Eklavya Singh Gaur, chief of Hindutva group Hind Rakshak Sangathan, who said he had overheard jokes during rehearsal. However, the police officer, said that the lack of video evidence or otherwise, was not a concern, reported
Comedian Munawar Faruqui, 4 others held for indecent remarks on Hindu deities, Amit Shah
Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui and four others were arrested on Saturday after the son of a BJP MLA filed a complaint against them, accusing them of passing indecent remarks about Hindu deities and Home Minister Amit Shah during a show.
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Comedian Munawar Faruqui (Photo: Instagram)
Stand-up comedian from Gujarat Munawar Faruqui and four others were arrested on Saturday after the son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA filed a complaint against them. In his complaint, Eklavya Singh Gaur, son of local BJP MLA Malini Laxman Singh Gaur, accused Munawar Faruqui and 4 others of passing indecent remarks about Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a show.
Munawar Faruqui
INDORE: Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui and four others were arrested in Indore on Friday night for allegedly making indecent remarks at Hindu deities, the Godhra tragedy and Union home minister Amit Shah during a show at a café in the popular Chhappan Dukan area.
Munawar and others were produced before a court on Saturday and sent to jail for 15 days. There were rumours of a crowd attacking them after a video went viral, showing a couple of men beating a youngster who is sandwiched between two cops on a motorcycle. Police denied any of the suspects were beaten, and said the youth in the video is a “friend of the accused”.