NCB Detains Actor Ajaz Khan After Drug Supplier Shadab Batata’s Arrest; Raids At Multiple Location

Actor Ejaz Khan has been detained by the NCB. The NCB has also conducted raids on several locations of Ajaz Khan’s property. Read on to know full details.

Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has detained actor Ajaz Khan in the drugs case. The investigating agency took him into custody after he returned to Mumbai from Rajasthan today. His name came to the limelight after the arrest of drug peddler Shadab Batata in the drugs case. Ajaz is allegedly accused of being part of the Batata gang. The NCB is conducting raids at different properties of Ajaz Khan in Andheri and Lokhandwala.

The NCB arrested Shadab Batata, who is the son of Farooq Batata, the biggest drug supplier of Mumbai. The investigating agency recovered drugs worth Rs 2 crores approximately. The agency also recovered large quantities of MDMA drug and also got hold of some very expensive vehicles owned by the Batatas. Apart from MDMA, the agency also seized LSD, Ganja, Cocaine in significant quantities.

Shadab Batata is accused of supplying drugs to Bollywood celebrities in Mumbai. Farooq used to sell potatoes in his early life and during that time, he came in contact with some people of the underworld. To date, he is the largest drugs supplier in Mumbai. Reportedly, Farooq has a good network among high-profile people consuming drugs. The whole work related to drugs has now been taken over by its two sons.

Speaking about Ajaz Khan, the actor has participated in Salman Khan's popular reality show 'Bigg Boss 7'. 

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(With inputs from Suraj Ojha).