Mumbai: NCP minister Nawab Malik’s son-in-law arrested by NCB

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Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik's son-in-law, Sameer Khan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday in connection to the on-going drug probe across the city.

Khan appeared before the agency in the case after a few transactions between him and a drug peddler came to light and his statement was being recorded till this evening.

The NCB believes that the payments to a peddler were reportedly intended for drugs purchase and Khan was summoned to verify the details in the case pertaining to the seizure of a 200 kg drugs consignment last week in Mumbai.

The high-profile Malik is Minister for Minority Affairs in Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA, and is also ruling ally NCP's national spokesperson.

Married to Malik's daughter Nilofar, Sameer Khan went to the NCB office in south Mumbai this morning but declined to speak with the media.

The NCB probe pertains to an alleged online transaction of Rs 20,000 between Khan and one accused in a drug case in which a British national Karan Sajnani and two more were nabbed with the drug consignment.

The development came a day after the NCB arrested Ramkumar Tiwari, one of the third-generation owners of Mumbai's famous 'Muchhad Paanwala' in the same case.

(With agency inputs)