Responding to a question by BJP MLC Munirajugowda, the state Home Minister Araga Jnanendra in September had stated that the Central government is yet to issue clear guidelines on deportation of Rohingyas settled in different parts of the country.
In 2009, Kaushik was arrested for allegedly driving in an inebriated state and for not wearing a helmet and once again made the headlines in 2013 for being involved in an altercation at a cafe in Mumbai.