The Bombay crime branch on 1st October arrested make-up artiste Niketan Suresh Jadhav alias Nikhil and garment trader Parvez Hanif Halai as they were in possession of mephedrone, referred to as MD. Both were charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and were remanded to police custody. Nikhil is being investigated for links to Bollywood and other celebrities. He has offences of attempt to murder, assault, and housebreaking registered against him at different police stations.
Nikhil told the police that he had taken to peddling drugs as he was out of work during the pandemic lockdown.