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Updated Feb 02, 2021 · 06:17 pm A file photo of comedian Munawar Faruqui. | Screenshot via Munawar Faruqui on YouTube A joint initiative of the global Indian diaspora on Tuesday said that a group of South Asian American stand-up comedians will perform a virtual comedy show on February 6 to show their solidarity with jailed Indian comedian Munawar Faruqui. Faruqui was arrested for allegedly insulting Hindu deities during a show, despite the police admitting they have no evidence. The comedian remains in jail since January 1, having been denied bail thrice by the ...

Munawar Faruqui’s bail plea rejected, Madhya Pradesh HC says duty of all citizens to promote harmony The judge said there was prima facie evidence to suggest that Faruqui had intended to outrage religious feelings ‘under the garb of stand-up comedy’. Updated Jan 28, 2021 · 01:47 pm A file photo of comedian Munawar Faruqui. | Munawar Faruqui/Instagram The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, reported Bar and Bench. The court concluded that there was prima facie evidence to suggest that Faruqui h...

Despite the lack of concrete evidence, the bail pleas of Faruqui and others have been rejected twice, stating that their release would disrupt law and order.

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 cl...