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FIR Filed Against Actor Imran Khan and Others After Mumbai Protest Detention
- •Mumbai Police registered an FIR at Gamdevi Police Station against actor Imran Khan and others following a protest at August Kranti Maidan.
- •The demonstration was held in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party protest in Delhi, which demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •The FIR includes charges of disobedience, wrongful restraint, and unlawful assembly under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- •Imran Khan, along with his girlfriend Lekha Washington and cousin Zayn Marie Khan, was among the 400 people detained during the unauthorized protest.
- •Imran stated he joined the gathering simply as a citizen of Mumbai and was driven around in a police van for two hours before being released.
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Mumbai Police registered an FIR at Gamdevi Police Station against actor Imran Khan and others following their detention during an unauthorized demonstration at August Kranti Maidan in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest. The charges were brought under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for offences including disobedience to an order, unlawful assembly, and wrongful restraint.
The demonstrations were organized to support the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
Imran Khan's girlfriend, Lekha Washington, and his cousin, Zayn Marie Khan, were also detained alongside him at August Kranti Maidan after police denied permission for the planned gathering.
