New Delhi: Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan has been arrested following the raid conducted by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Cordelia cruise off the Mumbai coast. Sources have said that Aryan Khan cried inconsolably since his arrest on October 2.
During interrogation by NCB, it has been revealed that he has been consuming drugs for four years. He was on drugs even during his stay in UK and Dubai.
The Bureau also claimed that they have seized 13gm of cocaine, 21gm of charas, 22 pills of MDMA, and 5gm of mephedrone. Also over 1.3 lakh cash was confiscated from him.
Reportedly, at least eight people were arrested by NCB on Sunday, a day after the anti-drug agency busted the rave party at Cordelia cruise. The cruise which contained 100 passengers were headed to Goa.
Under the leadership of Sameer Wankhede, a top IRS officer, a team disguised like ordinary passengers went inside the cruise for investigation.
Apart from Aryan Khan, other arrested individuals include Munmun Dhamecha, Arbaaz Merchant, Ismeet Singh, Mohak Jaswal, Gomit Chopra, Nupur Sarika, and Vikrant Chhokar. Arbaaz and Aryan have been friends for nearly 15 years.
Aryan, Munmun, and Arbaaz were produced before the metropolitan magistrate’s court on Sunday evening where NCB granted custody of those arrested till today.
As per reports, Aryan Khan has been booked under Sections 27(punishment for consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance), 8C (produce, manufacture, possess, sell or purchase of drugs), and other relevant provisions of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).
