India, Jan. 11 -- When Dr Sangram Patil, a London-based British national of Indian origin, landed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport early on Saturday morning along with his wife, he was detained for over 15 hours. He was detained on the basis of a Look Out Notice (LOC) The detention prompted reaction from the Opposition parties with NCP (SP) terming it an "insult to the state's honour".

Patil is said to be a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and an FIR was filed against him by Nikhil Bhamre, social media coordinator of the Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 18, 2025 over a post that allegedly defamed Modi, HT reported earlier.

Patil's detention came in connection with the FIR f...