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Anubhooti Gupta As 2021 dawned, stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui was arrested from a club in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, for “mocking the deities of another religion” and no one uttered a word about intolerance. Faruqui was arrested by the Indore police after a complaint from Eklavya Goud, chief of Hindu Rakshak Sangathan and secretary of the state unit of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the son of BJP MLA Malini Gaud. Faruqui remained in jail for over a month, though the police had no evidence of his “crime”. His bail plea was re...

Updated Jan 18, 2021 · 11:03 am The Prayagraj Police in Uttar Pradesh have submitted a production warrant in an Indore court for comedian Munawar Faruqui in connection with a case from April, the Hindustan Times reported on Sunday. Faruqui has been in custody in Indore since his arrest on January 1 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during a programme. The Prayagraj police submitted the warrant on Saturday before the chief judicial magistrate court in Indore and the city’s central jail authorities, where Faruqui is lodged, said Shishupal Sharma, the station house officer...

Updated Jan 02, 2021 · 07:08 pm The Madhya Pradesh Police arrested and booked comedian Munawar Faruqui for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by making derogatory comments about Hindu deities, NDTV reported on Saturday. The first information report was filed on the complaint of Eklavya Singh Gaur, the chief of Hindutva group Hind Rakshak Sangathan, according to reports. Gaur is the son of Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Malini Gaur. Police said the charges against Faruqui, a Mumbai-based comedian, were imposed after his performance at the Monroe Cafe in Indore. “During th...