Actor Imran Khan ordered to leave India after participating in protest
Summary
Indian authorities have ordered actor Imran Khan to leave India by 28 October after he joined a protest in Mumbai asking for changes to the election system. Khan, an American citizen with an Overseas Citizen of India card, plans to challenge the order in court.Key Facts
- Imran Khan is the nephew of Bollywood star Aamir Khan and an American citizen.
- He holds an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card, which lets people of Indian origin visit and stay in India, but does not allow voting or running in elections.
- Khan joined a protest on 10 October in Mumbai demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over vote fraud allegations.
- The protest was organized by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led group seeking election reforms.
- Police said Khan violated laws by protesting as a non-Indian citizen and issued a notice for him to leave India by 28 October.
- Khan’s lawyer said no law stops OCI holders from protesting and said they will challenge the notice in the Bombay High Court.
- Khan was briefly detained during the protest and posted a photo from a police van on Instagram.
- The protest movement has led to large demonstrations and calls for the election chief’s resignation ahead of key state elections.
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