The FIR was registered on December 18 at N.M. Joshi Marg police station in Lower Parel. Subsequent attempts to leave the country were blocked due to the LOC.Opposing Patil's petition, Mumbai Police filed an affidavit on February 6 sworn by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detection) Raj Tilak Roushan. It said that Patil has circulated posts capable of promoting disharmony and enmity between communities and had uploaded “indecent, derisive, degrading and salacious content” on the PM. He stated that he had cooperated fully with investigators, appeared before the Crime Branch, and that "no custodial interrogation has been sought so far. "He further denied that the “said post mentions the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India by name or makes any direct or indirect reference identifiable exclusively to the Prime Minister”.

Source: The Times February 22, 2026 17:04 UTC