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 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.
Arrested on January 1 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, Faruqui was in the jail for 35 days.
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.
The 30-year-old stand-up comedian could have to spend a couple of days more in the Indore Jail, as the authorities are yet to get official intimation from the Chief Judicial Magistrate
Comedian Munawar Faruqui was not released from the central jail in Indore on Saturday with officials citing execution of a warrant issued by a Prayagraj court.
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