Archive · 7 Aug 2025

Gujarat Man Reunited with Family After Wrongful Detention

Gujarat Man Reunited with Family After Wrongful Detention

Liyakat Ali, an Indian man with a mental illness, was wrongly held by the police for over three months because they thought he was from Bangladesh.

His family searched for him and even went to court, but the court initially didn't help.

He was eventually found living on the streets near where he was detained.

The police didn't follow the rules when they held him, according to a lawyer.

They should have taken him before a judge who would have helped him, but instead, they kept him at the station.

He was released after six days, and he had to survive on his own.

Now he is back home, and the family does not plan to sue the police.

Sources