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Actor Ajaz Khan held for possessing banned drug
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Bollywood actor Ajaz Khan arrested by Anti Narcotics Cell of Navi Mumbai Police at CBD Belapur on Tuesday. PTI photo
Bollywood actor Ajaz Khan arrested by Anti Narcotics Cell of Navi Mumbai Police at CBD Belapur on Tuesday. PTI photo

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 Tuesday.

He was arrested from a hotel in CBD Belapur in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, police said.

"Based on specific information, the 35-year-old actor was arrested from the room of a hotel in Belapur. Khan, a resident of Andheri sububrb in Mumbai, was possessing tablets of 'Ecstasy', a narcotic drug," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Tushar Doshi, said.

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Khan will be produced before a court, he said.

He has worked in some Bollywood films and television serials.

In 2016, Khan was arrested for sending obscene photos and abusive messages to a 36-year-old hair stylist. He was later released on bail by a court in Borivli.

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(Published 23 October 2018, 20:03 IST)