NCB sends Aryan Khan’s phone for forensic examination

The mobile phones of Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, and the other accused have been sent for forensic examination to a laboratory in Gandhi Nagar, states a report on India Today. Earlier, Narcotics Control Bureau has claimed before the city court that “shocking and incriminating” evidence was recovered in the WhatsApp chats of the accused that showed links to international drug trafficking.

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In recent reports, the  agency even claimed that Aryan discussed modes of payment for procurement of drugs and that they used several ‘code names’, reports Times of India.

Aryan Khan was arrested after Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team busted an alleged drugs party on a ship which was on its way to Goa at mid-sea on Saturday night. Arbaz Seth Merchant, Munmun Dhamecha, Vikrant Chhoker, Ismeet Singh, Nupur Sarika, Gomit Chopra and Mohak Jaswal were also brought in for questioning.

Aryan along with others have been remanded to NCB custody till October 7 and according to the latest developments, 6 more people, including four from the Delhi event management company Namas’cray Experience Pvt Ltd have been taken into custody by the NCB. The total number of arrests in the case has now gone up to 16.

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In a statement to ANI, NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede said, “Today we arrested four more people. They had organised this party. The NCB will seek their custody from the court… A total of 16 arrests have been made, the probe is still on.”