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.”