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Indore, Feb 06: Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui failed to walk out of jail on Saturday despite the Supreme Court granting him bail as prison officials cited a warrant issued by a Prayagraj court against him.
Arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, Faruqui is in Indore jail since January 1.
Munawar Faruqui
On Friday, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail after the Madhya Pradesh High Court had rejected his bail plea on January 28. The Apex court also stayed the production warrant issued against Faruqui by a court in Prayagraj in connection with an FIR lodged there.
Faruqui”s lawyers on Saturday submitted a copy of the SC order in the local court, which then directed that he be…
