Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Munawar Faruqui Dismisses Arrest Rumors After Viral Video
A video spread online showing a man being taken toward a vehicle.
Some people said the man was comedian Munawar Faruqui and claimed he had been arrested.
The rumor grew because Munawar did not attend an Entertainment Cricket League event.
Munawar replied jokingly that he was also looking for himself in the video.
This suggested that he was not the person shown.
The report said there was no credible confirmation of a new arrest.
Munawar has had police-related incidents before, including an arrest in 2021.
He was also detained briefly in Mumbai in 2024.
A viral video led social media users to claim that comedian Munawar Faruqui had been arrested.
The claims emerged after Munawar reportedly missed the Entertainment Cricket League Season 3 curtain-raiser on September 28, 2026.
Munawar responded that he was also trying to find himself in the video, appearing to reject the claim that he was shown being arrested.
No credible report confirming his alleged arrest on Monday night was cited.
Munawar was previously arrested in 2021 and detained in 2024 in separate incidents, according to the report.
- Who
- Comedian Munawar Faruqui and social media users who circulated claims about him.
- What
- A viral video prompted an unconfirmed claim that Munawar Faruqui had been arrested; he rejected the claim.
- When
- The rumor circulated after the September 28, 2026, Entertainment Cricket League event, with claims referring to Monday night.
- Where
- The location of the alleged new incident was not established; the report mentions past incidents in Indore and Mumbai.
- Why
- The rumor appears to have spread because Munawar was absent from the ECL Season 3 curtain-raiser and a video showed a man being escorted into a vehicle.
Viral Claim
Munawar Faruqui’s Response
Identity of the man in the video
Viral Claim
Some social media users and the person filming claimed that the man being escorted into a vehicle was Munawar Faruqui.
Munawar Faruqui’s Response
Munawar said he was also looking for himself in the video, indicating that he was not the person shown.
Reason for missing the event
Viral Claim
Users alleged that Munawar’s supposed arrest explained his absence from the Entertainment Cricket League Season 3 curtain-raiser.
Munawar Faruqui’s Response
The report said no credible confirmation linked his absence to an arrest.
- Person involved
- Munawar Faruqui
- Viral claim
- Social media users claimed he had been arrested Monday night.
- Munawar’s response
- He wrote, “Mai bhi khudko hi dhundh raha hun video mai,” meaning he was also looking for himself in the video.
- Event connected to rumor
- Entertainment Cricket League Season 3 curtain-raiser
- Event date
- September 28, 2026
- Credible confirmation
- The report cited no credible report confirming the alleged arrest.
- Past 2021 incident
- Munawar was arrested in Indore, spent 35 days in Indore Central Jail, and later received ad-interim bail from the Supreme Court.
- Past 2024 incident
- He was detained during a Mumbai hookah-bar raid and later released after receiving a notice.