Drug case: Ajaz Khan tests positive for COVID-19, officer involved to undergo Coronavirus test

New Delhi: Actor Ajaz Khan, who was arrested by Narcotics Contro Bureau (NCB) in a drug case, has tested positive for COVID-19. He is being shifted to a hospital. The officer involved in this probe will also undergo COVID test, said NCB on Monday.

He was arrested earlier in the day for the same after eight hours of interrogation. “4.5 grams of Alprozol tablets were recovered by chance during his house search but he has been mainly arrested for his association with Batata Gang,” NCB officials had said.

“Only 4 sleeping pills were found at my home. My wife has suffered a miscarriage and is using these pills as antidepressants,” he told reporters.

The agency also conducted raids at two locations in Mumbai in connection with the matter.