Thread by @kunalpurohit

Hours after this story was published, detailing how #MunawarFaruqui and #NalinYadav have been hounded, Yadav was detained for an hour by the MP Police at 2am outside his house in Pithampur, MP last night.

Short thread. @Article14live

https://twitter.com/kunalpurohit/status/1456834197868351497

Yadav was stepping out of his home when 6-7 police officials from the Pithampur sector 1 police station accosted him.

Yadav says they were drunk and were accompanied by members of local Hindu right-wing groups who have, often, targeted him after his arrest.

After an hour of being questioned, jeered at by the cops and the vigilantes, amidst phone calls to senior cops by reporters known to Yadav, he was finally let go at 3am.

But Yadav says this harassment has now become a pattern.

A few days ago, Yadav faced threats and intimidation after he went to a protest against the #TripuraRiots. He was even forced to chant Jai Shri Ram by Hindu vigilantes.

A few months ago, he was assaulted a few months ago by local cops.

Yadav tried raising a complaint, then, but he says the cops turned him away.

“I am now scared of stepping out of home. I haven’t earned a single rupee in comedy since my arrest, and I need to step out and work. But I am scared the police will frame me.” @Article14live

After the incident, I tried to reach out to local police authorities to understand why Yadav was detained. I’ll update this thread when I hear from then.

Till then, here is Yadav’s Instagram post on the incident. @Article14live

Here is our story on how much of this harassment is coordinated, and taking a toll on #NalinYadav ‘s career. In @Article14live

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