“No Video of Munawar Iqbal Faruqui insulting Hindu Deities” Police said Two Days after Arresting him
The Indore Police said they had no video evidence to show that comedian Munawar Iqbal Faruqui insulted Hindu deities during a performance at a cafe in the city.
Kamlesh Sharma, Police Inspector of Tukaganj Station, told media that the video submitted by the complainant showed another comedian making jokes and “There’s no evidence against Munawar Iqbal Faruqui for insulting Hindu deities or Union Minister Amit Shah.”
Faruqui had been arrested on Friday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.
The complaint against Faruqui was filed by Eklavya Singh Gaur, the chief of Hindutva group Hind Rakshak Sangathan, Eklavya Singh Gaur is the son of Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Malini Gaur. Munawar Iqbal Faruqui was also accused of making derogatory remarks about Shah, and of allegedly mocking the kar sevaks who were killed in the Godhra massacre of 2002.
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