Actor Armaan Kohli sent to NCB custody till September 1 in drugs case
30 Aug 2021 17:46:12
Mumbai, August 30: Bollywood and television actor Armaan Kohli who was arrested on Sunday following the seizure of drugs from his residence, has now been sent to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) custody till September 1.
NCB has arrested the Big Boss contestants on Sunday, after recovering a small quantity of cocaine from him, during searches at his Andheri residence. Furthermore, NCB is conducting raids in Bandra and Juhu areas in Mumbai.
NCB Zonal Director (Mumbai) Sameer Wankhede said, "After the raid, actor Armaan Kohli gave ambiguous answers to questions put up by NCB. He was then taken to custody for questioning at the NCB office."
It should be noted that the Kohli has been booked under Sections 21(a), 27(a), 28, 29, 30, and 35 of the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act.
Kohli’s name emerged during the interrogation of a peddler Ajay Raju Singh who was arrested in Worli on Saturday morning.
Kohli had featured in "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" among other films and was also one of the contestants of the TV reality show Bigg Boss. The action against Kohli followed the arrest of TV actor Gaurav Dixit by the central anti-drugs agency the day before in Mumbai.
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