Bigg Boss- 2 winner Ashutosh charged with drunk driving

MUMBAI: Bigg Boss season 2 winner Ashutosh Kaushik has been charged with drunken driving and fined Rs 3,000 after he was found riding bike under
the influence of alcohol at suburban Andheri, police said.

He has been let off after being fined but was asked to remain present before a local court on Monday, they added.

The 29-year-old Ashutosh, who is also winner of the fifth season of MTV's reality show Roadies, was riding his bike without helmet
on J P Road late last night when he was intercepted, police said.

"We found that he was under the influence of alcohol. He did not wear helmet and even did not carry license. Ashutosh and his pillion rider was taken to nearby Andheri police station where he was fined Rs 3,000 and allowed to go," police said.

Ashutosh, who was one among the three finalists on the show along with Zulfi Syed and Raja Chaudhary, was nominated for eviction by the housemates thrice but he was saved by public opinion each time.