Aryan Khan’s NCB custody ends today, to seek bail in drugs case

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan‘s son Aryan Khan will on Thursday be produced before a court in Mumbai for bail in a case related to seizure of drugs onboard a cruise ship. Khan and two others are in the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which first detained and then arrested them after a raid on the ship off the coast of Mumbai.

Aryan Khan’s custody is ending today (October 7) and his counsel will again apply for bail.

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In its previous hearing on October 4, the NCB told the Esplanade court that it found WhatApp chats, which it claimed were discussions with peddlers and sought custody of Aryan Khan, Arbaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha to investigate the links. The court then extended the trio’s custody till October 7.

The lawyer of the 23-year-old told the court that Aryan Khan was invited to the ship as a guest and that he was not even allotted any seat or cabin.

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The lawyer Satish Maneshinde denied Aryan Khan’s link with peddlers and accused the NCB of basing its case solely on WhatsApp chats without finding recovery from his client.

Meanwhile, the NCB said that it has so far arrested 16 people in connection with the case. NCB Mumbai director Sameer Wankhede on Wednesday said that there are some links related to Bitcoin.