Actor and singer Saba Azad today expressed his dismay after actor Imran Khan was issued a notice to leave India by the Mumbai police after he participated in a protest called by satirical political group Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) in the city last week.
“What!? This is absolute BS,” he captioned a post detailing news that Imran Khan had been asked to leave India by October 28 after taking part in a CJP protest in Mumbai.
Screenshot of Saba Azad’s Instagram story.
In its notice, the Mumbai police have given Imran Khan, who is the nephew of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, an October 28 deadline to leave the country.
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Imran Khan was briefly detained last Saturday after attending a CJP protest in Mumbai. He, along with his colleague Lekha Washington and cousin Zain Mary Khan, were among more than 400 protesters detained in Mumbai during demonstrations in support of the movement against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. All three were released the same evening.
The actor – who made his Bollywood comeback in this year’s Happy Patel: Dangerous Spy – shared a selfie on his Instagram after being led away in a police van.
“Apparently I’m going for a drive,” he wrote in the caption.
Before being detained, Imran Khan spoke to reporters explaining why he decided to participate in the protests.
#See | Mumbai: Before being detained by the police, actor Imran Khan said, “I have no demands. I am here as a citizen, as a person who lives in this city. I have come here to see why freedom of movement is being stopped, why people’s voices are being suppressed. That is why I am here. I am not in a position to make demands. I am not part of any organisation.
– ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2026
“I don’t have a demand. I’m here as a citizen, as a person living in this city. I’m here to see why freedom of movement is being restricted — why people’s voices are being stifled. That’s why I’m here,” he said.
After the news of his detention made headlines, BJP leader Kirit Somaiah approached the Mumbai police alleging that the actor should face charges of participating in “illegal political agitation” and “violation of OCI provisions and visa conditions”.
Imran Khan is likely to approach the Bombay High Court on Monday to challenge the notice issued by the FRO. He will file a petition through his lawyer Advocate Zulfikar Memon. A formal application against the notice issued today will be filed on Monday.
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