Archive · 1 Sep 2025
Bengaluru Cop Ordered to Compensate UK Citizen for Wrongful Detention
Imagine a man from the UK, Krishna, was about to fly to London, but police stopped him at the airport in Mumbai.
This was because of an old case.
Even though a court had already said he didn't have to be worried about that case, the police held him.
Because of the delay, he missed his flight.
He complained, and the Human Rights Commission agreed the police were wrong.
They said the police officer in charge must pay Krishna money to make up for what happened, including the cost of his missed flight ticket.
This happened because the police didn't follow the court's orders.
A UK citizen was detained at Mumbai airport due to a lookout notice issued by Bengaluru Police.
The detention caused the man to miss his flight to London.
The man had a stay order from the Karnataka High Court regarding the case.
The Human Rights Commission found the police officer at fault for official negligence.
The officer was ordered to pay ₹2 lakh in compensation to the UK citizen.
- Who
- Krishna Prasad, a UK citizen, and Inspector Shailaja of Bengaluru Police
- What
- A police officer was ordered to pay compensation to a UK citizen for wrongful detention, causing him to miss his flight.
- When
- February 19, 2019, incident; order issued by the commission later
- Where
- Mumbai airport and Halasuru Gate Women's police station in Bengaluru
- Why
- Prasad was detained due to a lookout notice from a 2016 case, despite a court stay order.
- Victim
- Krishna Prasad, UK citizen of Indian origin
- Incident Date
- February 19, 2019
- Location of Detention
- Mumbai Airport
- Reason for Detention
- Lookout notice related to a 2016 case
- Compensation Amount
- ₹2 lakh
- Issuing Body
- Karnataka Human Rights Commission
- Involved Police Officer
- Inspector Shailaja