Hyderabad : A local court in Nampally on Thursday rejected the plea of an Indian-American, earlier arrested by Excise sleuths for allegedly possessing 33 grams of cocaine in 2025, seeking permission to return to the US and stay there for a year. Excise sleuths also opposed the plea, claiming that he was a potential flight risk.
The court cited his earlier violation of bail conditions.
Zubair Ali was arrested by Excise sleuths in 2025 along with two of his friends after they returned to Telangana from Bengaluru. On Sept 12, 2025, the court laid down four bail conditions, including that he should not leave India without prior permission from the court. He was expected to appear before the court on July 6, 2026. After they returned to Hyderabad in a car belonging to Zubair, Excise officials caught them and allegedly seized 33 grams of cocaine from Zubair.
Apart from observing that he had earlier violated the bail conditions, the court said, “The contents of the petition filed by the petitioner clearly go to show that the petitioner, under the garb of exercising his visiting rights to visit his children in the USA, had secured employment as a ruse to continue his stay for an indefinite period on the pretext of employment. ” In the last week of Aug 2025, Excise sleuths nabbed Misbahuddin Khan, a resident of Ramkote, and Ali Asgar Gulabi and Zubair Ali, both residents of Banjara Hills. Citing a family obligation, Zubair later obtained the court’s permission to travel to the US for three months. However, during his stay in the US, he secured a job. A few days later, Zubair moved another petition seeking permission to visit the US for a year, citing employment and family obligations. The trio had travelled to Bengaluru, where they met Azharuddin, who allegedly supplied them with drugs.