Actor and controversial film critic Kamal Rashid Khan was brought to Shatabdi Hospital in the Kandivali area of Mumbai on Tuesday evening after he complained of having chest pain.
Khan, also known as KRK was arrested by the Malad Police in Mumbai late Monday night over one of his controversial tweets that he posted in 2020. He was apprehended at the Mumbai airport after he arrived from Dubai.
A court then remanded him in judicial custody for 14 days.
His lawyer said Khan was arrested for tweets against Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and a film producer over the film “Laxmi Bomb”.
A look-out circular too had been issued against him, a police officer said.
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