MUMBAI: Actor and former ‘Bigg Boss’ contestant Ajaz Khan was arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Navi Mumbai Police for allegedly possessing a banned drug, an official said on Tuesday.
He was arrested from a hotel in CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, police said.
“Based on specific information, the 35-year-old actor was arrested from a hotel room in Belapur. Khan, a resident of Andheri sububrb in Mumbai, was possessing pills of ‘Ecstasy’, a narcotic drug,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Tushar Doshi, said.
A release by Navi Mumbai police said Khan was booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and others. A local court sent him to police custody till October 25.
The value of the drug recovered from him is Rs 2,20,000, it added. (AGENCIES)
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