UK doctor stuck in India after police case over Facebook post

A British doctor has been unable to leave India for more than a month after police opened a case against him over a social media post about a top politician of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Sangram Patil, a UK citizen of Indian origin who works with the NHS, was stopped from taking a flight back to London from Mumbai on 19 January after a lookout circular was issued against him – a notice that prevents a person under investigation from leaving the country.

He is being investigated for allegedly posting “objectionable content” about a BJP leader.

Patil, who has a substantial following on Facebook and YouTube, has called the action against him “unlawful”.

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