Mohammed Salim Mohammed Suhail Shaikh, arrested in connection with a massive mephedrone seizure and deported from Dubai last month, confessed to Mumbai police that he organized rave parties across India and abroad for film and fashion celebrities as well as gangsters.
Shaikh, now in the Ghatkopar custody of the Anti-Narcotic Cell (ANC), claimed during interrogation that he had organized drug-fuelled parties in many cities attended by high profile personalities. Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s nephew Alishah Parkar was among those he named, officials said, PTI reported.
An investigation is underway
ANC is investigating further links to the case and is investigating whether other traffickers have organized similar parties for celebrities. Officials have not ruled out questioning those named by Shaikh. He allegedly supplied drugs to participants in these events, officials told PTI on Thursday.
Shaikh, a resident of Nagpada in South Mumbai, was known in the narcotics trade as “flamboyant” for his lavish lifestyle and possession of assets such as expensive cars, watches and clothes.
He was initially arrested by the crime branch after his deportation from the United Arab Emirates ₹Seizure of 252 million mephedrone in western Maharashtra’s Sangli district in March 2024. Mumbai police said it was allegedly part of an international drug syndicate and operating from Dubai.
He was deported following a Red Corner Notice, a request by law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, rendition or similar legal action.
Bollywood celebrities named in drug syndicate case
In its remand application to the Esplanade court, the ANC said they had uncovered a major drug syndicate linked to underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim. The petition alleged that Shaikh organized lavish parties which were allegedly attended by Alishah Ibrahim’s late sister Haseena Parkar’s son, actors Nora Fatehi, Shraddha Kapoor and her brother Siddharth Kapoor.
Film producers Abbas-Mustan were also reportedly present along with several other celebrities such as rapper Loka, social media influencer Orhan Awatramani alias Orry and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Zeeshan Siddique, as reported by Hindustan Times.
