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NCB recovers multiple drugs from actor Gaurav Dixit's Mumbai residence

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: April 03, 2021 8:04 PM

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has recovered drugs from actor Gaurav Dixit's Mumbai home. As per a Times of ...

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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has recovered drugs from actor Gaurav Dixit's Mumbai home. As per a Times of India report, Gaurav Dixit and his dutch girlfriend flee their home when the NCB attempted the raid. Gaurav has two films 'Marudhar Express' and 'Diary of a Butterfly' to his credit. NCB has continued to conduct raids for nearly six months now and the last actor to have been arrested was Ajaz Khan, who has been charged under four sections of the NDPS act including 8c,27A, 28 29, and 32. For the unversed, Ajaz was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on April 1 on charges of being part of a module run by drug peddler Farooq Batata and his son Shadab Batata. 

The actor was produced in court today, April 3. Earlier the court had remanded Ajaz Khan to NCB custody till Saturday, April 3. However, the NCB officials informed the court that they wanted to interrogate him further. Officials also informed the court that Ajaz himself consumed drugs he procured from Shadab Batata and also peddled those drugs. They also went on to say that actor could influence witnesses and inform suspects, so they need further seven days custody to interrogate him more about the drug chain run by him and his associates.After hearing argument from both sides, the court sent Ajaz Khan to NCB custody till April 5.Meanwhile, Ajaz was intercepted at Mumbai airport upon his arrival from Rajasthan on March 31 and then served a notice and brought to NCB office for questioning. He was questioned for several hours and then placed under arrest on April 1. 

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