Munawar Faruqui

Munawar Faruqui is an Indian stand-up comedian and writer. Faruqui was born to a Muslim family in Junagadh, Gujarat.

YouTube video in April 2020
Munawar found himself in legal troubles for the first time in April, 2020 when Ramesh Solanki, a Hindutva activist and former Shiv Sena member, filed an online complaint with Mumbai Police against him for "mocking Sri Ram and Sita Maata". The joke he cracked was about a song "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya Ohh Ramji" to which he says, "Ramji don't give a fuck about your piya". He was accused of cracking jokes on Hindu deities due to which he received many death threats and people started tweeting #ArrestMunawarFaruqui.

Arrest in January 2021
Faruqui and four others were arrested on January 1, following a complaint, by a BJP MLA’s son, that objectionable remarks about Hindu deities and Amit Shah were made during a comedy show, at a cafe in Indore, on New Year’s Day. He was released from the Indore Central Jail, on 6th February, after he was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court.