India, Oct. 15 -- Actor Imran Khan's participation in a Mumbai protest seeking chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation has landed him in an immigration row, with authorities directing him to leave the country by October 28.

The development follows a complaint by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, who questioned the actor's involvement in the demonstration despite his status as a foreign national.

The Mumbai office of the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) served the notice on Khan, an American citizen registered as an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder. Somaiya had approached the police over the actor's presence at the October 10 gathering at August Kranti Maidan, prompting the complaint to be referred to the ...