The Mumbai Police has directed actor Imran Khan to leave India by October 28 after he joined a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, ANI reported on Thursday.
The police issued a Leave India Notice after Khan had taken part in the agitation at August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai on Saturday “despite not being an Indian citizen”, the news agency reported.
A Leave India Notice is a directive issued by the authorities requiring a foreign citizen to exit the country within a specified time period. Failing to comply with the order could lead to detention, deportation or blacklisting.
Khan is a citizen of the United States and holds an Overseas Citizen of India card, Hindustan Times reported.
Overseas Citizen of India is an immigration status that allows foreign citizens of Indian origin to live and work in India indefinitely.
The police have initiated action against him under the Immigration Act, the newspaper reported.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirit Somaiya welcomed the action by Mumbai Police. “All such foreign citizens, persons using foreign fund to create anarchy in India should face such action,” he said.
Before the notice was issued, Somaiya had written to the Mumbai Police seeking an inquiry into Khan’s participation in the protest.
Khan had been detained during the protest on Saturday.
Speaking at the protest, the actor had said...