Archive · 12 Jan 2026
UK Doctor Detained in Mumbai
A doctor named Dr. Sangram Patil, who lives in the UK but is originally from India, was stopped at the Mumbai airport on Saturday.
The police detained him because someone from the BJP party said he posted bad and inappropriate things about the BJP and its leaders online.
The police gave him a notice to come back and talk to them later, and then they let him go.
He was traveling with his wife when this happened.
Dr. Sangram Patil, a UK-based doctor of Indian origin, was detained at Mumbai airport on Saturday.
He was detained in connection with an FIR filed by a BJP party worker for allegedly posting objectionable and sexually explicit content against BJP and its leaders.
Patil was given a notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and was later allowed to leave.
He was returning to India with his wife when he was detained based on a Look Out Notice (LOC) issued by the police.
Patil was brought to the police station and allowed to go after a notice was issued to join the police probe at a later date.
- Who
- Dr. Sangram Patil, a British national of Indian origin and a doctor by profession
- What
- Detained at Mumbai airport for posting objectionable content
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Mumbai International Airport
- Why
- In connection with an FIR filed by a BJP party worker for allegedly posting objectionable and sexually explicit content against BJP and its leaders
- Individual Detained
- Dr. Sangram Patil
- Location
- Mumbai International Airport
- Date of Detention
- Saturday
- Legal Section
- Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
- Complainant
- BJP party worker
- Allegations
- Posting objectionable and sexually explicit content against BJP and its leaders
Sources
NRI doctor-YouTuber detained at Mumbai airport over defamation case
London-based doctor and YouTuber Sangram Patil detained at Mumbai Airport in defamation case
Mumbai Police detain UK-based doctor for posting objectionable content
Mumbai: Indian-origin doctor detained for allegedly derogatory posts about BJP, its leaders
NRI doctor detained at Mumbai airport for 'spreading false information' about BJP
