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Munawar Faruqui (born 28 January 1994)
His birth year is not 1994. Multiple credible sources list Munawar Faruqui as born on 28 January 1992.
Full reasoning
This birth year is contradicted by multiple independent sources:
- Apple Music lists Munawar Faruqui's artist profile as “BORN 28 January 1992.”
- India Today wrote after his Bigg Boss 17 win that he was “Born in Gujarat's Junagadh district in 1992.”
- The Telegraph described him as 29 years old in November 2021, which is consistent with a January 1992 birth year and inconsistent with 1994.
Taken together, these sources support 28 January 1992, so the article's 1994 birth year is incorrect.
3 sources
- Munawar Faruqui - Apple Music
About Munawar Faruqui ... BORN 28 January 1992
- How Munawar Faruqui aced the 'Bigg Boss' game - India Today
Born in Gujarat's Junagadh district in 1992, he had to drop out of school in fifth standard...
- Gujarat-based stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui announces retirement - Telegraph India
Munawar Faruqui on Sunday announced his retirement on social media at the age of 29... Published 29.11.21
On 2 January, he was arrested by Madhya Pradesh Police in the midst of his comic act
This gets both the date and timing wrong. Contemporary reports say he was arrested on January 1, 2021, just before his performance began, not in the middle of an act on January 2.
Full reasoning
Reliable contemporaneous reporting contradicts this sentence on two points:
- Date: Hindustan Times reported that Faruqui and four others were arrested on January 1.
- Timing of the arrest: Both Hindustan Times and The Guardian say he was taken into custody before he began performing / just before he was about to start, not "in the midst" of a comic act.
The Guardian's report is especially explicit that he was accused over a routine "that he did not perform" and says "Before he could begin" he was interrupted and then arrested.
So this claim is inaccurate: the arrest was reported as happening on January 1, 2021, before the performance started.
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- Who is Munawar Faruqui? Why was he arrested? - Hindustan Times
The 30-year-old Faruqui and four other people were arrested on January 1 just before he was about to start his performance at a cafe in the popular 56 Dukan locality of Indore.
- Indian comedian held over 'indecent' jokes at show where he did not perform - The Guardian
On New Year's Day, Faruqui was booked to perform at a small cafe in Indore... Before he could begin, he was interrupted... Gaur had already made a complaint to the police, who arrested Faruqui and four others involved in the show.