Mumbai Court grants bail to actor Ajaz Khan on surety of Rs one lakh

Esplanade Court of Mumbai has granted bail to actor Ajaz Khan on a surety of Rs one lakh, according to news agency ANI.

Mumbai: Esplanade Court grants bail to actor Ajaz Khan on surety of Rs. 1 lakh. He was sent to judicial custody for 14 days on July 20. Case was registered against him for creating/uploading videos with objectionable content promoting enmity b/w different groups.

— ANI (@ANI) July 22, 2019

He was sent to judicial custody on July 20 for a period of 14 days for creating or uploading videos with objectionable content promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, & creating hatred among the public at large.

The ex-Bigg Boss contestant was arrested by Mumbai Police on Thursday last week. He had reposted an old video in which he allegedly mocked the Mumbai Police as the department that booked Faisu Khan over a controversial Tik Tok video regarding Tabrez Ansari lynching case. Faisu's account, which had millions of followers, was suspended after the video.

It is not for the first time that the actor has made headlines, last year also he was arrested for possessing drugs worth Rs 2.2 lakhs. He was arrested by Anti Narcotics Cell of the Mumbai police with eight ecstasy tablets.

On the professional front, Ajaz, apart from featuring in 'Bigg Boss', has starred in films such as 'Allah Ke Banday', 'Singham Returns', 'Rakhta Charitra' and 'Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap' and acted in several television daily soaps including Rahe Tera Aashirwaad and Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki.