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Quaid Najmi

4 January 2025 at 3:26:24 pm

YouTuber challenges FIR, LoC in HC

Mumbai : The Bombay High Court issued notice to the state government on a petition filed by UK-based medico and YouTuber, Dr. Sangram Patil, seeking to quash a Mumbai Police FIR and revoking a Look Out Circular in a criminal case lodged against him, on Thursday.   Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe, who heard the matter with preliminary submissions from both sides, sought a response from the state government and posted the matter for Feb. 4.   Maharashtra Advocate-General Milind Sathe informed the court...

YouTuber challenges FIR, LoC in HC

Mumbai : The Bombay High Court issued notice to the state government on a petition filed by UK-based medico and YouTuber, Dr. Sangram Patil, seeking to quash a Mumbai Police FIR and revoking a Look Out Circular in a criminal case lodged against him, on Thursday.   Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe, who heard the matter with preliminary submissions from both sides, sought a response from the state government and posted the matter for Feb. 4.   Maharashtra Advocate-General Milind Sathe informed the court that the state would file its reply within a week in the matter.   Indian-origin Dr. Patil, hailing from Jalgaon, is facing a criminal case here for posting allegedly objectionable content involving Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on social media.   After his posts on a FB page, ‘Shehar Vikas Aghadi’, a Mumbai BJP media cell functionary lodged a criminal complaint following which the NM Joshi Marg Police registered a FIR (Dec. 18, 2025) and subsequently issued a LoC against Dr. Patil, restricting his travels.   The complainant Nikhil Bhamre filed the complaint in December 2025, contending that Dr. Patil on Dec. 14 posted offensive content intended to spread ‘disinformation and falsehoods’ about the BJP and its leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.   Among others, the police invoked BNSS Sec. 353(2) that attracts a 3-year jail term for publishing or circulating statements or rumours through electronic media with intent to promote enmity or hatred between communities.   Based on the FIR, Dr. Patil was detained and questioned for 15 hours when he arrived with his wife from London at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (Jan. 10), and again prevented from returning to Manchester, UK on Jan. 19 in view of the ongoing investigations.   On Wednesday (Jan. 21) Dr. Patil recorded his statement before the Mumbai Police and now he has moved the high court. Besides seeking quashing of the FIR and the LoC, he has sought removal of his name from the database imposing restrictions on his international travels.   Through his Senior Advocate Sudeep Pasbola, the medico has sought interim relief in the form of a stay on further probe by Crime Branch-III and coercive action, restraint on filing any charge-sheet during the pendency of the petition and permission to go back to the UK.   Pasbola submitted to the court that Dr. Patil had voluntarily travelled from the UK to India and was unaware of the FIR when he landed here. Sathe argued that Patil had appeared in connection with other posts and was not fully cooperating with the investigators.

Nandgaonkar fracturesleg during campaigning

Updated: Nov 7, 2024

Nandgaonkar

Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Bala Nandgaonkar who is fighting the prestigious Shivadi assembly seat severely fractured his leg during his campaign on Saturday this slowing down his campaign in the midst of the crucial period.

 

Shivadi is one of the few seats where the ruling Mahayuti has not fielded any candidate and have decided to support the MNS.

 

Nandgaonkar who is currently recuperating agreed he will have to slow down to campaign due to

this procedure. However, he expressed confidence that this will not impact his winning chances.

 

“I have already completed campaigning in 70 per cent of my constituency. After this I will not be able

to campaign door to door but will definitely campaign below the buildings,” said Nandgaonkar. “The

voters of this constituency know me very well as I am very accessible and will vote for me,” he added.

 

Nandgaonkar who was campaigning at Abhudaya Nagar building number 18 suffered a mishap on Saturday as he tried to jump between the two buildings. Nonetheless he continued his campaign. On Sunday he rushed to Gleneagles hospital at Parel and underwent treatment by noted orthopaedic surgeon Dr Neelkanth Dhamnaskar.

 

The Shvadi constituency comprises of the Parel-Lalbaug belt popularly known as Girangaon where the Shiv Sena ruled the roost for decades. This area has undergone massive change as chawls and mill lands have been replaced by skyscrapers. It was in 1970 when the Shiv Sena debuted in Maharashtra assembly from this area when its candidate Wamanrao Mahadik won the bypolls.

 

Nandgaonkar is pitted against the incumbent MLA Ajay Chaudhari who is currently the group leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT).

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