What Happened With Munawar Faruqui In 2021 Stand Up Comedian Why Was He Arrested?

Munawar Faruqui, a popular stand-up comedian who was behind the bars for more than a month, has gotten the highly-anticipated bail this Friday. He was given interim bail by the Supreme court, the supreme judicial body of India on 5th February 2021. The comedian had appealed for the bail a day before, on Thursday and just another day, he has been granted the interim bail. The 32-years-old was staying in jail since 2nd January this year as he was accused of passing derogatory remarks on the Hindu Gods in one of his live shows in Madhya Pradesh.

The complaint regarding his unacceptable remarks was filed by BJP MLA’s son. Eklavya Singh Gaur alleged the comedian of hurting the very sentiments of the people belonging to the Hindu religion. The statements he used in his show that took place in a cafe in Indore was very disturbing. Munawar passed some really derogatory comments which triggered a huge audience belonging to the same religion.

Munawar Faruqui Case

Several people had shamed Munawar for his remarks. On the FIR (First Information Report) of Eklavya, Munawar was arrested along with four other people. The other people who were taken into custody included Nalin Yadav, Prakhar Vyas, Edwin Anthony, and Priyam Das. They all were arrested on the 2nd of January and since then they all were inside the prison. However, Munawar filed several petitions where he challenged High Court’s decision. His pleas were rejected every time.

So far, the Muslim comedian’s requests have been rejected thrice. Previously, his lawyer submitted a bail application on 28th January but it did not get approved. Prior to this application, they applied for bail twice and couldn’t get it cleared as the supreme court doesn’t pass it. Now, after spending almost over a month in jail, Munawar Faruqui has eventually gotten the interim bail. After being arrested by the Madhya Pradesh Police department, the comic personality was given protection.

Since another case was lodged against him in Uttar Pradesh and the police were out for their arrest warrant. However, apart from defaming Hindu deities, precisely Lord Rama and Goddess Sita Ma, Munawra had also insulted the home minister of India, Amit Shah in the same comedy show at Indore. Social Media had seen a flood of tweets against the comedian which resulted in him being in jail. Well now, the bench of judges passed the bail application allowing the comedian, Munawar Faruqui freedom after several consecutive sessions.