Mumbai Police Use Lookout Circulars for Online Offences

The Mumbai Police are using Lookout Circulars (LOCs) to catch people who commit online offences from outside India.

These LOCs help them detain or stop people from leaving the country when they return.

Recently, a doctor named Sangram Patil was detained for making comments against political leaders on social media.

Another person, Mohammad Dilshad Naved, was arrested for sending threat emails.

The police say that people think they can get away with online offences from abroad, but the LOCs help them take action whenever these individuals return to India.

The LOCs can be used for various purposes, like detaining someone or just informing authorities.

Sangram Patil has challenged the legality of the LOC and the FIR against him, and the Bombay High Court has issued a notice to the state government for a response.