Farooq had reportedly started growing beard in an 'Ijtima' that took place in the city five years ago. However, lately, he was uncomfortable with his beard due to the heat.
The charge sheet says former IPS Sanjiv Bhatt had instructed the policemen to buy 1kg of opium and plant it against Rajasthan based lawyer Sumersingh Rajpurohit in Palanpur.