UK doctor stuck in India after police case over Facebook post
Sangram Patil is accused of posting "objectionable content" about a top Indian leader. He denies the allegation.
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Notable Quotes
"Restrictions have been imposed on that. I am not able to go home."
— Sangram Patil , Academic
"My post is a simple question to government supporters and nothing else. It doesn't involve any community, any rumour or sensational news."
— Sangram Patil , Academic
"My children and my job are in the UK. International law and Indian law give me the right to move freely. Restrictions have been imposed on that. I am not able to go home."
— Sangram Patil , Academic
"My post is a simple question to government supporters and nothing else. It doesn't involve any community, any rumour or sensational news."
— Sangram Patil , Academic
"International law and Indian law give me the right to move freely. Restrictions have been imposed on that. I am not able to go home."
— Sangram Patil , Academic
"My post is a simple question to government supporters and nothing else. It doesn't involve any community, any rumour or sensational news."
— Sangram Patil , Academic
"My post is a simple question to government supporters and nothing else. It doesn't involve any community, any rumour or sensational news."
— Sangram Patil , Academic
"On Modi’s sex scandal, there is utter silence among BJP andh bhakts (blind devotees) and 40 other people given money."
— Dr Sangram Patil , Influencer
Key People
An Indian-born British doctor and YouTuber currently facing legal issues in India over a social media post.
Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India.
Nikhil Bhamre handles social media for the BJP in Maharashtra.
Sangram Patil is a British doctor of Indian origin who works with the NHS.
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Sangram Patil is accused of posting "objectionable content" about a top Indian leader. He denies the allegation.
An Indian-born British doctor and YouTuber, Dr. Sangram Patil, is currently under the Mumbai Police lens over his social media post on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, preventing him from returning to the UK for nearly three months.
A British doctor has been unable to leave India for more than a month after police opened a case against him over a social media post about a top politician of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
A British doctor has been unable to leave India for more than a month after police opened a case against him over a social media post about a top politician of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
A British doctor has been unable to leave India for more than a month after police opened a case against him over a social media post about a top politician of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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