Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan and seven others have been sent on 14-day judicial custody in connection with the alleged seizure of banned drugs from a cruise ship, as reported by the Indian media.
Their bail applications will be heard on Friday, the court said. The NCB had sought an extension of their NCB custody even though the request was not granted.
“No doubt it is the right of the NCB to claim custody for investigation of an offence. But simply remanding the accused to police custody would amount to a violation of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution,” the court said.
The NCB said it also wanted to confront the eight, including, besides Aryan, Arbaaz Merchant, Munmum Dhamecha, Vikrant Chhokar, Mohak Jaswal, Ishmeet Singh Chadha, Gomit Chopra and Nupur Satija, with a foreign national, who was intercepted allegedly with “commercial” quantities.
However, the court said that the remand report and submissions made by the NCB were “vague”.
Meanwhile, fellow celebrities from the entertainment vicinity have extended their support to SRK. Khan’s massive fan following has also been super supportive with multiple Twitter trends.
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