Mumbai: A court here on Wednesday (September 1) remanded Bollywood actor Armaan Kohli to 14-day judicial custody in connection with a drug case. The former ‘Bigg Boss’ contestant was arrested after the Narcotics Control Bureau seized drugs from his residence during a raid.
Armaan was sent to NCB custody till September 1, following the seizure of drugs from his house. Last week, the NCB recovered a small quantity of cocaine while conducting a raid at Armaan's Andheri house. The anti-drugs law enforcement agency raided the actor's house on Saturday (August 28) and then took him to its office after seizing the banned narcotics.
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The actor was arrested under several sections of the NDPS Act including 21(a), 27(a), 28, 29, 30 and 35. Armaan Kohli's name came to the fore during the interrogation of a drug peddler Ajay Raju Singh, who was nabbed in Worli. The NCB recovered 25 gms of Mephedrone from Singh.
Armaan Kohli Gave Ambiguous Answers: NCB
NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede said that Armaan was taken to custofy for questioning after he gave ambiguous answers after a raid was conducted at his house, according to a report in ANI.
Armaan was found in an 'inebriated condition' at the time of his arrest, NCB officials told ANI.
The NCB raided Kohli's residence a day after arresting TV actor Gaurav Dixit in connection with a drugs case. Dixit was sent to a NCB custody till August 30.
When Armaan Kohli Was Arrested For Physical Abuse
The 'Jaani Dushman' actor was arrested for alleged physical abuse with 'Bigg Boss 7' co-contestant Sofia Hayat. The Maharashtra police arrested him while he was participating in Salman Khan's show. Armaan was granted bail the next day.
Sofia Hayat had filed a complaint against Kohli at Santacruz police station, Mumbai. In her complaint, she accused him of using 'unparliamentary language', a report in PTI said.
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