Mumbai: A special NDPS court here on Wednesday denied bail to Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and two others who were arrested on October 3 in connection with the alleged seizure of drugs from a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast.
The bail applications filed by Aryan Khan and others were rejected by Special Judge V V Patil, designated to hear cases related to the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Ahead of the bail plea hearing, the NCB had submitted Aryan Khan's WhatsApp chats reportedly with a debut actress.
Soon after Aryan's bail plea was rejected, his lawyers, senior advocates Amit Desai and Satish Maneshinde rushed to the Bombay High Court to mention the matter before Justice N.W. Sambre, but the court hours had ended. The matter is likely to come up on Thursday, reports said.
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The trio is presently in judicial custody. While Aryan Khan and Merchant are lodged at the Arthur Road prison in Mumbai, Dhamecha is lodged at the Byculla women's prison here.
Earlier on October 14, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) while opposing Aryan's bail plea told the court that the probe so far has revealed his role in the conspiracy and illicit procurement and consumption of drugs. The agency also said that Aryan was a regular consumer of drugs for the last few days. The NCB in its affidavit also said that Aryan was in touch with some persons, who appear to be a part of an international drug network.
