Overview

• On August 10 and 11, the Khan family issued a unified statement calling Faissal’s confinement and forced medication allegations “hurtful and misleading.”
• They say all decisions regarding Faissal’s well-being were made collectively with multiple medical professionals out of love and compassion.
• Faissal alleges he was confined in a Mumbai home for more than a year, had his phone confiscated and bodyguards stationed outside his room, and was labeled schizophrenic and dangerous.
• The family noted this is not the first time Faissal has misrepresented these events and said they previously refrained from public discussion to protect their privacy.
• They appealed to the media for empathy and restraint, asking outlets to avoid sensationalizing a private family matter.