Actor and former Bigg Boss contestant Ajaz Khan, who was arrested in a drug case, tested positive for COVID-19 on Mondayand is being currently transferred to a hospital, reported ANI. 

The Narcotics Control Bureau had arrested Khan after the NCB Mumbai zonal unit detained him on Tuesday after he landed at the city airport, reported PTI. The NCB said that the officer involved in the probe will also get tested.

According to an official, Khan’s name came up during the interrogation of arrested drug peddler Shadab Batata. While Khan was questioned by the NCB at its office in south Mumbai, his statement was recorded late Tuesday night.

Khan is not new to getting detained as he was arrested for posting an objectional post on Facebook last year. Khan was also held in Mumbai in 2018 in a drug-related case after reportedly being found in possession of 8  Ecstasy.