The Narcotics Control Bureau on Friday (August 27) arrested television actor Gaurav Dixit after they recovered MD and charas during a raid at his residence.
Narcotics Control Bureau said, “NCB arrested TV actor Gaurav Dixit after MD and Charas was recovered from his residence in a raid. He has been arrested in connection with the interrogation of actor Ajaz Khan”.
The official said, “Narcotics Control Bureau has been on the watch for Gaurav Dixit for past several months after his name came up in the interrogation of Bigg Boss 7 contestant and the actor Ajaz Khan and others in April of this year. The actor Gaurav Dixit’s residence in Andheri’s Lokhandwala was searched at the time, and the drugs were seized.”
The anti-drug sleuths agency had conducted a search at his residence in Andheri on 3rd April and seized multiple drugs including mephedrone worth Rs 1.5 lakh. Gaurav Dixit had managed to flee before Narcotics Control Bureau officials reached his residence in Lokhandwala, Andheri. According to the official, Gaurav Dixit was supplying drugs in Bollywood. NCB official will produced Dixit in the court for custody.
Actor and former Bigg Boss 7 contestant Ajaz Khan was arrested by the NCB in March in connection with restricted drugs found at his house.
As per IMDb, Gaurav has been a part of films like ‘Happy Bhaag Jayegi’, ‘Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi’, ‘Dahek: A Restless Mind’, ‘The Magic of Cinema’, and ‘Ganga Ke Paar Saiyan Hamar’. He has appeared in TV shows like ‘Seeta Aur Geeta’.