Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, Arbaz Merchant, and 6 others were sent to 14-day judicial custody in drug bust case, a Mumbai court.
Esplanade Magistrate court says the case will now be heard by special NDPS court. The court says it will hear the bail plea of Aryan Khan at 11 am tomorrow; asks NCB to file reply by then.
The accused will be kept in NCB office in judicial custody till tomorrow because jail would not accept new inmates at this hour.
Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, was produced in Killa court today after he was arrested by the NCB in connection with a drugs case last week. The NCB has sought further custody as they are still conducting raids and anyone arrested in those raids would be needed to be confronted with the present accused.
“We have arrested one Aarchit Kumar and one foreign national and WhatsApp chats of these accused clearly shows the nexus between them, so custody is needed,†according to NCB’s remand copy.
Meanwhile, Aryan’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde argued in the court against NCB custody for his client, saying it’s unnecessary and that the agency can’t hold him hostage for as long as they investigate.
