The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) submitted an affidavit on Tuesday opposing Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan. He was detained after narcotics bust aboard a cruise ship during an NCB search on October 2. According to the agency, Aryan is a powerful figure who is likely to tamper with evidence or leave the court if freed on bond. Evidence reveals that Aryan was involved in illegal drug trafficking and was in contact with people in other countries who were part of a worldwide drug network, according to the central agency.
According to NCB, evidence throughout the investigation showed that Aryan was involved in the illegal purchase and distribution of contraband. According to the affidavit, he obtained contraband from Arbaaz Merchant. According to the affidavit, the recent bail plea is “misconceived,” and Aryan and co-accused Arbaaz Merchant have been in close contact with one other, which is sufficient to allege charges under Section 29 (Conspiracy) of the NDPS Act.
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The NCB also cited an affidavit signed by one of the witnesses, Prabhakar Sail. He claimed that his inquiry was being hampered and that attempts were being made to tamper with the current investigation in a malicious attempt to sabotage it. Significantly, the supposed affidavit expressly mentions Pooja Dadlani, the applicant’s manager.
It appears that said woman has persuaded such a panch witness while the inquiry is continuing; such intervention at this level of the investigation is a nefarious attempt to derail the investigation and impede the pursuit of truth.” Furthermore, NCB answered that Sail’s assertion that its zonal director Sameer Wankhede and the independent witnesses were attempting to extort money in the case was unfounded.
As a result, all accused individuals are intertwined in a similar thread that cannot be detached or examined.” It further stated that the prohibition on granting bail under section 37 of the NDPS Act, which imposes strict requirements for granting bail in cases involving a commercial amount of narcotics, will apply in this instance. According to the NCB’s response, there were many seizures of intermediate quantities of mephedrone from co-accused, as well as a commercial amount of mephedrone from one accused.
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Aryan refuted claims of “conspiracy” in his bail application to the Bombay High Court, claiming that the central agency has been “misinterpreting” WhatsApp talks to implicate him.
Aryan went to the High Court after a special court denied his bail application under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act). Although no narcotics were discovered on him, the NDPS court denied him bail, claiming that because he was with Arbaaz Merchant, who was caught with contraband and knew about the drugs, he was in “conscious possession.”
Meanwhile, Aryan has refuted NCB’s charges and distanced himself from Sail’s declaration and the whole affair in his written replies. “The applicant has nothing to do with claims and counter-accusations on social media between NCB Mumbai zonal director and some political celebrities,” according to the filings that the petitioner makes no accusations against any members of the prosecution department.
Mr Sail, the deponent of an affidavit dated October 23, submitted in these proceedings. His claimed employer, Mr K P Gosavi, also a panch witness, has no relationship with the petitioner. The bail plea was evaluated on the merits, without regard to the allegations mentioned above of parties or counterparties.”
