The anti-drugs agency Narcotics Control Bureau told a court today that Aryan Khan, the 23-year-old son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, who was detained in the cruise ship narcotics case last evening, will have to stay in detention for a longer term. The agency stated that he must be held in prison until October 11 in order to question him.
“How can we know who is the supplier, who is financing it until we probe the consumer?” the agency asked the court, claiming that a worldwide cartel is allegedly involved in the case. According to their lawyer, the Bombay High Court has ruled that all NDPS offences are non-bailable.
Aryan Khan said that he was a special invitee to the cruise liner and that he “cannot be dragged into the entire seizure in the case.” “They claim to have overheard a phone discussion that leads to international drug trafficking. During my whole tenure aboard, I did not use any drugs “According to prominent advocate Satish Manshinde, who is representing Aryan Khan,
Investigators checked Aryan Khan’s suitcase but found nothing, he said. “They discovered information about his acquaintance Arbaaz merchant. They discovered 6 grammes, which is a minimal amount. The other seizures were not from any of them, and he has no ties to any of them “Mr. Manshinde expressed his thoughts.
Aryan Khan asked the court to consider his bail, saying: “The seizure of commercial quantities from other accused is one of the grounds for requesting my incarceration. Commercial quantities obtained from other suspects are ineligible to be imposed on me. They are discussing worldwide drug trafficking, which is a serious charge that must be supported by evidence. Without any recovery, a WhatsApp chat is of no consequence… in several cases, learned judges have granted bail without tagging the entire seizure “..
The agency has charged Aryan Khan, who was shown in a viral video on social media apparently shot after the raids, with the purchase, possession, and use of prohibited narcotics.
According to the Narcotics Control Bureau, the high-profile drug raid that led to his arrest on a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai — where a rave party was supposedly in place — yielded 13 grammes of cocaine, 21 grammes of charas, 22 pills of MDMA, and 5 grammes of MD.
The drugs were discovered in the possession of suspects who had hidden them in their shirts, underwear, and purses, according to news agency Press Trust of India, citing an unnamed Narcotics Control Bureau employee. Seven other people were nabbed after a drugs-control crew disguised themselves as passengers and boarded the Goa-bound ship. The party started after the ship left Mumbai, according to officials.
Aryan Khan, Munmun Dhamecha, Nupur Sarika, Ismeet Singh, Mohak Jaswal, Vikrant Chhoker, Gomit Chopra, and Arbaaz Merchant were initially detained for questioning before being formally arrested.
More arrests were made this morning, according to the agency’s lawyer, who told the court today.
“The involvement of an international cartel can be seen through links in the form of chat rooms and other forms of communication. It is a group of people, similar to a gang “The lawyer for the agency testified in court.
“We also raided the supplier’s home in Juhu and discovered commercial quantities. We discovered certain code names in his communication, which we must decrypt. There are bank and payment transfer ties that need to be verified “he stated He went on to say that the CIA has to “decode the conspiracy.”
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