Wednesday, February 23 2005 15:22 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Mumbai: Actor Vijay Raaz, who arrived in Mumbai today (Feb 23, 2005) on his release by Dubai police after being detained on drug charges, claimed that he was innocent and that a urine examination by police had tested negative for drugs.

Vijay, who was released last night by UAE police, said, "charges against me were withdrawn after the test".

Admitting that around six grams of 'ganja' had been found in a bag in his possession, he said, "Yes the police recovered the drugs from my bag. But honestly speaking, I have no clue as to how they landed in my bag."

To a query whether he suspected any foul play, he said, "I do not really know of any such enemy who would want to cause me such harm. I believe that I have a lot of friends and fans who genuinely love me and my work. In fact a lot of people here in the industry prayed for my release."

"I do not immediately suspect anyone and I cannot point fingers until I have some conclusive proof," he said.

"I was asked to sign some papers which were in Arabic by the police there. I signed the papers without really understanding what was written. I think the papers contained some charges framed against me, but I am still not clear what was written in them. There appears to be some miscommunication and matters only seem to have got worse after signing those papers," he said.

However, the actor claimed that he continued to cooperate with the police there since he knew he was innocent. "A subsequent urine test proved that I am innocent," he said.