The actor was later released along with his girlfriend, Lekha Washington , and cousin Zayn Marie Khan. Actor Imran Khan was among the 400 people detained by the Mumbai Police on Saturday in connection with participation in an anti-CEC protest at August Kranti Maidan. However, videos shared by protesters detained along with him show that police tried to stop him from leaving.
Imran added that he and his companions were driven around in the police van for about two hours before being released at an undisclosed location. Lalit, whose Instagram profile lists him as a lawyer in the Bombay High Court, later spoke to Imran in a third video where the actor detailed his experience after being detained. “I honestly don’t know why I have been brought here. They picked us all off the streets. Police personnel themselves were the complainants.
Mumbai Police have since registered an FIR at Gamdevi Police Station under Sections 223 (disobedience to an order), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 189(2) (unlawful assembly), 189(3) and 189(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Mumbai Police said on Saturday.
They said gaadi mein baitho (sit in the van). I thought it must be a very nice car from the inside, that’s why they are excited,” the actor said.
In the first video, Imran walks off into a dimly lit lane, with cops surrounding him. At one point, the police personnel try to form a human chain to stop him. Lekha and Zayn are seen in the video recording all this and asking the policemen to provide them with a warrant or proper documents.
The next video shows the police personnel walking back as Imran waves to them and loudly exclaims, “Jai Hind!” A series of videos shared by a protester named Lalit Sharma, who was also detained in Mumbai on Saturday, show Imran having various exchanges with the police officers.
