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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.

Russian strike hits Indian Pharma warehouse in Kyiv, Ukraine alleges deliberate targeting



New Delhi: Ukraine today claimed that a Russian missile hit the warehouse of an Indian pharmaceutical company in Kyiv. The Ukrainian embassy in India accused Russia of "deliberately" attacking Indian businesses operating in the country.


"Today, a Russian missile struck the warehouse of Indian pharmaceutical company Kusum in Ukraine. While claiming 'special friendship' with India, Moscow deliberately targets Indian businesses - destroying medicines meant for children and the elderly," Ukraine's embassy said.


Kusum, which is owned by Indian businessman Rajiv Gupta, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Ukraine. According to sources who spoke to NDTV, the company's products play a crucial role in maintaining the supply of essential medicines across Ukraine. They also claimed that the warehouse was struck directly by a drone, not a missile.


Before Ukraine's embassy issued its statement, British Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Harris had said that Russian strikes had destroyed a major pharmaceutical warehouse in Kyiv. However, he too mentioned that drones, and not a missile, were used in the attack.


"This morning Russian drones completely destroyed a major pharmaceuticals warehouse in Kyiv, incinerating stocks of medicines needed by the elderly and children. Russia's campaign of terror against Ukrainian civilians continues," Mr Martin said in a post on X.


He also shared a photo showing smoke billowing from what looked like a warehouse, with a fire engine present at the scene.


Earlier in the day, Russia’s defence ministry accused Ukraine of launching five attacks on Russian energy facilities within the past 24 hours, claiming it violated a US-brokered moratorium on such strikes.


Last month, both countries had agreed to halt attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure, but they have continued to trade accusations of violating the agreement.


India has consistently called for peace and a cessation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine but has refrained from openly siding with either country.

Following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, India began purchasing significant amounts of oil from Russia. The main reason was that Russian crude was being sold at a considerable discount compared to other international benchmarks due to Western sanctions and reduced European demand.


Russia remains India’s largest source of oil. In February, India imported 1.48 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil from Russia, compared to 1.67 million bpd in January.


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