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‘How can a 12-word Facebook post leave you stranded in a country for 4 months’: UK doctor finally leaves India after LOC ordeal

The Indian Express·Mohamed Thaver·19 days ago
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THERE IS palpable relief on the face of 49-year-old Dr Sangram Patil — a British citizen of Indian origin booked for an anti-BJP post — who has not been able to return to the UK for four months as the Mumbai Police Look Out Circular (LOC) prevented him from flying out on January 19. On May 5, a single-judge bench of Justice Ashwin D Bhobe paved the way for his return and directed the Mumbai Police to amend the Look Out Circular (LOC) against him “on or before May 11” after Patil gave an undertaking that he would appear when required by the investigating agency. Patil and his wife will go back to his family, including his two children, his pets, and also his job as an anesthetist with the UK National Health Service (NHS) for which he is a full-time consultant, that he risked losing after multiple notices by his employers. “My employers had issued me multiple notices due to my absence from work.…

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