Saif Ali Khan attack case: Man loses job, marriage proposal after being wrongly detained

A man wrongly detained from Chhattisgarh’s Durg district on suspicion of having attacked actor Saif Ali Khan has lost his job and a marriage proposal because of the police action, PTI reported on Sunday.

The Railway Protection Force had detained 31-year-old Akash Kanojia on the Mumbai-Kolkata Jnaneshwari Express on January 18, acting on a tip-off from the Mumbai Police. Kanojia was en route to Bilaspur to meet a prospective bride when he was detained.

“The Railway Protection Force personnel not only apprehended me, they also issued a press release with my photograph, which was shown widely by television channels and media outlets,” Kanojia was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Times. “As a result, the bride’s family cancelled the meeting with me and my employer terminated my services.”

Kanojia told the newspaper that he previously worked as a driver for a tour company that partnered with the Western Railway in Mumbai. On January 17, he received a call from the Mumbai Police inquiring about his location. The officer hung up after being informing that he was at home. The following day, he was detained while traveling on the train.

The 31-year-old said that he asked the police to review the security camera footage from near his house to prove his innocence, but they allegedly took no…

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