Thu 28 October 2021:
Aryan Khan, the son of superstar Shah Rukh Khan, has been granted bail after three weeks in jail. He will, however, spend at least another night in prison as his team can apply for his release only after the Bombay High Court’s formal order tomorrow.
Aryan Khan, 23, was taken into custody on October 3, hours after drug raids on a cruise ship party by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The star son has been in Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail since October 8 and had been denied bail twice.
The NCB has pressed for seven conditions for his bail that include turning in his passport, not flying out of the country without permission, not trying to tamper with evidence, and not speaking to the media.
Aryan Khan’s friend Arbaaz Merchant and model Munmun Dhamecha have also been granted bail.
Aryan Khan’s lawyer Mukul Rohatgi, former Attorney General of India, had repeatedly argued in court that no drugs were found on him and that the grounds for his arrest were flimsy. WhatsApp chats had no evidentiary value, he said.
The NCB, however, claimed he was part of a conspiracy and that his WhatsApp chats revealed his involvement in illicit drug dealings.
Aryan Khan’s arrest and denial of bail ignited a debate over whether his incarceration was justified, given there was no evidence of consumption or recovery of drugs in his case. Many alleged that he was paying the price for his father’s stardom.
Aryan Khan’s father Shah Rukh Khan, 55, is one of India’s biggest and most-loved movie stars.
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