Mumbai drugs case: Allegations levelled are baseless, NCB denies NCP leader Nawab Malik’s ‘fake raid’ claim

Hours after Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik’s shocking allegations on NCB where he alleged that the NCB raid on a luxury cruise liner last week was "fake".

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) questioned the presence of two persons along with the NCB team during the raid, and alleged that one of them was a BJP member.

Malik questioned how two outsiders were allowed in the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s operation. He said private detective KP Gosavi is the man seen holding Aryan Khan's hand and leading him to the NCB office on Sunday. He also said Manish Bhanushali, a BJP Vice President, was also seen in visuals of the raids. This, he said, proved a BJP hand in "maligning Maharashtra with a fake drug bust".

NCB issued a press statement denying the accusations and terming it baseless. Gyaneshwar Singh, Deputy Director-General of the NCB, said, "Some allegations levelled against the Organisation are baseless and seem to be with malice and probable prejudice that may have been harboured in retaliation against earlier legal actions carried out by NCB. NCB reiterates that its procedure has been and will continue to be professionally and legally transparent and unbiased."

The central agency also reiterated that our procedure has been and will continue to be professionally and legally transparent and unbiased.