An alleged narcotics community working via social media has led to the arrest of actor and mannequin Rohullah Mehdi in Mira Highway’s Kashimira space in Mumbai.
The Kashimira Police Crime Department seized 28 grams of MD medication value round Rs 5.60 lakh and arrested two folks. In accordance with FIR No. 437/2026, Mehdi has been named as the primary accused.
Police mentioned they obtained a tip-off about MD medication being bought via Snapchat, WhatsApp, and different social media platforms. Following the data, officers arrange a lure utilizing a decoy buyer.
A person recognized as Kasif was known as close to Thakur Mall within the Dahisar Verify Naka space to ship 28 grams of MD. Police caught him in the course of the alleged drug deal. Throughout questioning, he allegedly named Mehdi.
Appearing on the data, police arrested Mehdi exterior a studio in Malad, the place he was capturing.
In accordance with police, Mehdi is initially from Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir and was dwelling in Goregaon, Mumbai. He has labored with Shahid Kapoor within the movie Deva and has additionally appeared in a number of net collection.
Mehdi was produced earlier than a court docket following his arrest. The court docket despatched him to 5 days of police custody.
Police at the moment are investigating the alleged drug community and are looking for out who Mehdi might have provided medication to. They’re additionally checking whether or not others from the movie trade are linked to the case.
The operation was carried out by the Kashimira Police workforce beneath the steerage of DCP Zone-1 Rahul Chavan. Police mentioned the investigation is ongoing and extra names may emerge.
(Inputs by Irrfan Sayyed)
