Dawood-Linked Drug Syndicate Exposed; Bollywood Names Surface in ANC Probe

Mumbai: In a major breakthrough, the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Police has uncovered a massive drug syndicate allegedly linked to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. According to an India Today investigation, names of several Bollywood personalities have emerged during the probe.

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Key Names Under Scanner

As per the remand notes and media reports, those named include:

• Shraddha Kapoor

• Siddharth Kapoor

• Rapper Loka

• Orry (Orhan Awatramani)

• Directors Abbas-Mustan

• Zeeshan Siddiqui (son of late politician Baba Siddique)

• Nora Fatehi

• Alisha/Alishah Parkar (Haseena Parkar’s son)

Officials stress that the appearance of these names does not confirm guilt, but they may be questioned as the investigation progresses.

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The Syndicate & Dawood Connection

The drug network was reportedly operated by Salim Dola, a key Dawood associate controlling operations from Dubai.

His son, Taher Dola, extradited from UAE in August 2025:

• Has provided crucial information to investigators

• Allegedly organised drug-fuelled parties in India and abroad

• Claimed that Bollywood actors, models, rappers, filmmakers, and even Dawood’s relatives attended

• Also admitted to supplying mephedrone (MD or M-Cat) at these events

A quoted section from the remand notes states Taher “organised drug parties with Alisha Parkar, Nora Fatehi, Shraddha Kapoor, Siddharth Kapoor, Zishan Siddiqui, Ori, Abbas-Mastan, Loka and others,” supplying drugs himself.

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The “Lavish” Connection

Another accused, Mohammed Salim Suhail Shaikh, nicknamed “Lavish” for his extravagant lifestyle, is also in ANC custody.

• Deported from Dubai in October

• Previously arrested in the ₹252 crore mephedrone seizure in Sangli (March 2024)

• Confessed to hosting drug parties for celebrities, models, and gangsters

• Known for luxury cars, expensive watches, branded clothes

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Bollywood Context

A curious link noted by investigators:

• Shraddha Kapoor portrayed Dawood’s sister Haseena Parkar in a 2017 film

• Her brother Siddharth Kapoor played Dawood in the same movie

• Alishah Parkar (name appearing in the documents) is Haseena Parkar’s son

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Investigators Expanding the Probe

Authorities are now:

• Identifying other attendees of these alleged parties

• Checking if other traffickers hosted similar events for celebrities

• Not ruling out questioning the well-known figures named in the probe

• Tracing the financial trail of the syndicate, which reportedly operated across multiple Indian states and even abroad

Google Trends also showed a spike in “Dawood Ibrahim” searches between November 12–13, reflecting public interest in the case.