Published 16:44 IST, October 9th 2021
Amid Aryan Khan's arrest, Shah Rukh Khan's driver summoned by NCB; being questioned
On Saturday, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's driver has been summoned by the NCB and is being questioned by the agency, while Aryan Khan is lodged in jail
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In a breaking development in Mumbai cruise ship drug bust case which has seen arrest of Aryan Khan, his far and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's driver has been summoned and is currently at NCB's office. Sources have informed that he entered NCB premises when NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede was conducting press conference just a short while earlier.
Alongside Shah Rukh Khan's driver, in ar fresh summons by NCB, producer Imtiaz Khatri is also being questioned by NCB at its office, after ncy raided Khatri's office and residence earlier in day.
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While Shah Rukh Khan's driver's interrogation is underway, latest development in Aryan Khan case is that court's panchnama cites NCB stating that Aryan Khan admitted that he consumes Charas and had brought it along with his friend and co-accused Arbaaz Merchant to consume aboard Cordelia Cruise ship from where he was arrested. panchnama states that charas was hidden in Arbaaz Merchant's shoes and was extricated by NCB after he told sleuths where it was.
NCB Panchnama claims, "IO Ashish Ranjan Prasad asked m that wher y accepted and n Arbaaz A Merchant said that he is having Charas hidden inside his shoes. Charas in zip lock pouch was taken out from shoes voluntarily by Arbaaz A Merchant and was handed over to IO Ashish Ranjan Prasad. zip lock pouch was having a black sticky substance. It was tested with DD Kit which was confirmed as Charas. Arbaaz A Merchant admits that he consume charas with Aryan Khan Shahrukh and y are going inside Cordelia cruise for a blast. On asking, Aryan Shahrukh Khan admit he also consumes charas and charas was meant for a smoke during cruise journey..."
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Aryan Khan is currently lodged at Arthur Road jail after his bail plea was deemed n-maintainable by Killa court on Friday. He is likely to apply for regular bail on Monday.
16:42 IST, October 9th 2021