Detained at Mumbai airport, UK doctor’s plea over social media posts against BJP draws HC notice to state https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bombay-hc-seeks-states-response-to-uk-doctors-plea-against-fir-for-post-against-bjp-leaders-10488448/
UK doctor and YouTuber Sangram Patil was detained on his arrival at Mumbai airport on January 10 and later prevented from leaving for the UK. a plea by UK doctor and YouTuber Sangram Patil seeking the quashing of an FIR against him for alleged objectionable social media posts against BJP leaders. A British national of Indian origin, Patil also alleged that the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against him by the Mumbai police was illegal.
https://lawtrend.in/bombay-high-court-issues-notice-to-mumbai-police-on-plea-by-uk-based-doctor-booked-over-social-media-post-on-bjp-leaders/ Patil, a British citizen of Indian origin and native of Jalgaon, was first detained at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on January 10, upon his arrival from the UK. He was reportedly questioned for over 15 hours. On January 16, when he attempted to return to Manchester, he was again stopped and not permitted to leave the country due to the LOC. (The FIR is based )... on a complaint filed by Nikhil Bhamre, the Maharashtra BJP’s social media coordinator. Bhamre alleged that he came across the objectionable post online.