Filmmaker Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan’s ex-wife have reacted after actor Imran Khan was asked to leave India by October 28 after attending a protest in Mumbai last week.

Sharing a post about the development on her Instagram Stories, Kiran wrote, “Wow, now it’s Mumbai Police?”

Imran Khan, who is Aamir Khan’s nephew, was issued a notice by the Foreign Regional Registration Office (FRRO) after he participated in a protest organized by the satirical political group Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).

Kiran was not alone in reacting to the news.

Earlier, actor Saba Azad also expressed his displeasure. Sharing a post about the notice, she wrote, “What!? This is absolute BS.”

Imran Khan holds US citizenship and holds an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. He was briefly detained last Saturday after attending a CJP protest in Mumbai.

His colleague Lekha Washington and cousin Zain Mary Khan were among the more than 400 protesters detained during protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. All three were released later that evening.

His legal team told ANI that Imran Khan is ready to approach the Bombay High Court against the ‘Quit India’ notice issued to him.

According to his lawyer, the actor will challenge the notice in the High Court, with an appeal expected to be filed next week.

Further details on the grounds of the appeal are awaited.

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