Mumbai Police have issued a Leave India Notice (LIN) to actor Imran Khan, nephew of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, directing him to leave the country by October 28. The notice comes after Imran participated in a protest at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, despite not being an Indian citizen, according to Mumbai Police.
Mumbai police has asked so because Imran Khan is an American national, and is asked to leave the country for violating Immigration and Foreigners Act, according to PTI.
"Mumbai Police have issued a Leave India Notice (LIN) to actor Imran Khan, who is the nephew of actor Aamir Khan. As per the notice, he has been told to leave the country by 28th October. Imran Khan had participated in the agitation at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai, demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Following the protest, he was detained by the Police. Imran Khan had participated in the agitation, despite not being an Indian citizen," ANI posted on X.
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Imran Khan was detained by Mumbai Police on October 10 after arriving at August Kranti Maidan to participate in a demonstration organised in support of the Cockroach Janata Party's (CJP) protest call. The agitation sought the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. In its report on the detention. Imran had clarified that he was attending the protest in his individual capacity as a concerned citizen rather than representing any organisation.