Mumbai Police orders actor Imran Khan to leave India over protest against CEC
Imran Khan was asked to leave India by October 28 after joining a protest at Mumbai’s August Kranti Maidan and being detained by police.
- Actor Imran Khan was asked to leave India by October 28 after participating in a protest at Mumbai’s August Kranti Maidan.
- Imran Khan participated in a protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation and was detained by Mumbai Police.
- Foreign nationals are barred from political protests in India, and OCI cardholders cannot vote in Indian elections.
- Imran Khan is an American citizen by birth, and Mumbai Police stated he is not an Indian citizen.
- The Foreigners Regional Registration Office served Imran Khan a notice to leave by October 28.
- The notice against Imran Khan invokes Sections 7 and 29 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, citing violations of the law.
- Imran Khan's legal team is preparing a petition for the Bombay High Court to challenge the deportation notice.
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