Stand-up comic Munawar released from Indore jail
BHOPAL: Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui was released from a jail in Madhya Pradesh late on Saturday , a day after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in a case registered against him in the state for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.
Faruqui’s release was delayed earlier in the day as officials of the Indore Central Jail, where he has been lodged for 35 days, said they had not received an order from the Prayagraj court, which also issued a production warrant against him for allegedly offending religious feelings through his jokes. The top court had also restrained Uttar Pradesh police from arresting Faruqui.
“We handed over the certified copy of Supreme Court order to jail authorities late evening on Saturday which led to his release,” Faruqui’s advocate Anshuman Srivastava said.
On Friday, the apex court stayed the Madhya Pradesh high court judgment that declined bail to Faruqui and issued notices to the state police as well as to the complainant in the case, Hindu Rakshak Sangathan convener Eklavya Singh Gaud, son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Malini Singh Gaud.