Overview
- Deported accused Mohammed Salim Mohammed Suhail Shaikh, known as Lavish, was arrested on November 5 in the Rs 252-crore Sangli mephedrone case after being brought back from Dubai.
- Interrogation and a police remand note say Shaikh described drug-fuelled parties in Mumbai, Goa and Dubai, naming film personalities, a former MLA, a Page-3 figure and relatives of Dawood Ibrahim.
- Names cited by police documents and sources include Shraddha Kapoor, Siddhanth Kapoor, Nora Fatehi, Zeeshan Siddiqui, Abbas–Mustan, rapper Loka, Orhan Awatramani and Alishah Parkar, with officials stressing no charges have been filed.
- The Anti-Narcotics Cell, Mumbai Crime Branch and Enforcement Directorate are jointly probing the syndicate and preparing to question high-profile individuals once corroboration is complete.
- Investigators link the network to Dawood aide Salim Dola, alleged to have run production and distribution from Dubai across several Indian states, as they track fugitives, probe hawala routes and analyze digital, travel and hotel evidence.