Nawazuddin Siddiqui's elder brother, Ayazuddin Siddiqui, has been arrested by the Budhana police in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, on charges of forgery. Ayazuddin allegedly issued a fake order letter to the consolidation department on behalf of the District Magistrate court in relation to a land dispute with Javed Iqbal. A case was filed against him under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.