Comedian Munawar Faruqui’s bail hearing deferred by a week as police fail to present case diary in c
Comedian Munawar Faruqui’s bail hearing deferred by a week as police fail to present case diary in court
Hearing on the bail petition of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, arrested on allegations of making objectionable comments on Hindu gods and goddesses during a gig, in Madhya Pradesh High Court was extended on Friday in the absence of a case diary.
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Comedian Munawar Faruqui (Photo: Instagram)
The hearing on the bail petition of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, arrested on allegations of making objectionable comments on Hindu gods and goddesses during a gig, in Madhya Pradesh High Court was extended on Friday in the absence of a case diary.
Doesn t matter if stand-Up Comic Munawar Faruqui didn t crack jokes he was arrested for: Police official
The complaint was filed against Munawar Faruqui by a son of local BJP legislator Malini Laxman Singh Gaur.
Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui (Image: Twitter/@munawar0018)
Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was arrested for alleged objectionable remarks against Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a show, made no such jokes, claims a report citing superintendent of police Vijay Khatri.
Faruqui, 28, was arrested along with four others by Indore police midway during a show held at a cafe in 56 Dukan area of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on January 1. The other arrested persons were identified as Nalin Yadav, Edwin Anthony, Prakhar Vyas, and Priyam Vyas. One more person was arrested later for taking part in the programme, police had said.
Published: Saturday, January 2, 2021, 22:29 [IST]
Indore, Jan 02: Munawar Faruqui, a stand-up comedian from Gujarat, was arrested along with four others after the son of a BJP MLA complained against him for alleged indecent remarks made against Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a show at Indore in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Saturday.
Police said the comedy show was held at a cafe in 56 Dukan area of Indore on Friday.
Munawar Faruqui
Eklavya Singh Gaur (36), son of local BJP legislator Malini Laxman Singh Gaur, filed the complaint in this regard, police said.
Gaur said he and his associates had gone to the show as audience, where the comedian made the remarks. They objected to his comments and created ruckus over it.