{
  "id": 13677077,
  "title": "FIR Filed Against Imran Khan, Girlfriend Lekha Washington & Others After Detention At Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan Protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/fir-filed-against-imran-khan-girlfriend-lekha-washington-others-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T07:45:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/fir-filed-against-imran-khan-girlfriend-lekha-washington-others-after-detention-at-mumbais-august-kranti-maidan-protest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai police have registered an FIR against actor Imran Khan, his girlfriend Lekha Washington, and several others detained during a protest at August Kranti Maidan in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest in Delhi. The protest aimed to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise controversy. The FIR was filed under Sections 223, 126(2), 189(2), 189(3), and 189(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The police themselves lodged the complaint, with over 400 people detained during the demonstration. Imran Khan shared his experience of detention, posting a picture of himself inside a police van with a caption, \"Apparently I'm going for a drive.\" Additionally, videos emerged showing Imran addressing the police with \"Jai Hind\" and expressing his confusion about his arrest. He further revealed that he and the others were transported in the police van for about two hours before their release.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, Oct 11: Mumbai Police have registered an FIR at the Gamdevi Police Station against actor Imran Khan and others detained in connection with a protest at August Kranti Maidan, Mumbai, in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest in Delhi, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}