The Central Bureau of Investigation had summoned Sameer Wankhede in connection with a corruption case in Aryan Khan's drugs cruise matter. However, the Delhi High Court granted protection from arrest (No coercive action) till May 22 to him.
This comes days after the Narcotics Control Bureau gave a green signal to Aryan Khan and five others, who were arrested in the case last year in connection to a drugs bust case.
In the chargesheet filed in the court of special judge for NDPS cases, Greater Mumbai, two days before the 60-day extension was due to expire, the NCB did not name Aryan and five others as accused. Fourteen others were made accused in the chargesheet.
Aryan Khan, arrested on October 3, 2021, in connection with a drugs-on-cruise case, spent over three weeks in Arthur Road Jail last year with the other accused.
The NCB gave a clean chit to Aryan Khan in the October 2021 'drugs on cruise' case in which he was arrested last year. Officials of the NCB, which filed its charge sheet in a Mumbai court, said Aryan Khan and five others had not been named due to a 'lack of sufficient evidence'.
The orders for their suspension were approved by NCB director general S N Pradhan on the basis of a report and recommendation made by the zonal director or head of the NCB unit in Mumbai and regional director (deputy director general south-west) Ashok Mutha Jain.
The SIT that is investigating the case had earlier sought 90 days of extension in filing a charge sheet. Today was the last day to file the charge sheet.
Aryan Khan, along with other accused Arbaaz Merchantt and Munmun Dhamecha, was granted bail by the High Court on October 28 in the drugs-on-cruise case. An NCB team had busted an alleged drugs party on the Cordelia Cruise ship which was on its way to Goa at mid-sea on October 2 night. Eight persons were detained for questioning by the NCB in connection with the case.
Amid the deadly second wave of coronavirus and political issues, several celebrities including Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra, Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, Kangana Ranaut, Shweta Tiwari, Pearl V Puri landed themselves into troubles that became the talk of the country. As the year 2021 is nearing its end, let us have a look at some of the most talked-about controversies that garnered limelight.
Wankhede, a 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service officer, was on deputation to the NCB since September 2020 and is currently Mumbai zonal director of the anti-drugs agency.
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday relieved Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's son Aryan Khan from appearing before Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) every week. Aryan Khan along with other accused Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha were granted bail by the High Court on October 28 in the drugs-on-cruise case.
Aryan Khan was granted bail by the HC in the case on October 28. One of the conditions imposed on him was that he should appear before the NCB's south Mumbai office every Friday to mark his presence. The 23-year-old last week filed an application seeking waiver of this condition on the ground that the case is now being probed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the NCB's Delhi office.
In the viral video, a frustrated Arbaaz Merchantt hits his head hard with his hand and asks his dad to hurry up. While he agrees to him and poses for the paparazzi for a moment, he soon leaves impatiently and sits in his car.
The single bench of Justice Nitin Sambre had granted bail to Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha on October 28 after their arrest on October 2 following a raid on a cruise by the NCB. On Saturday (November 20) Bombay High Court stated in the bail order that nothing objectionable was found in WhatsApp conversations between them.
The court had asked all three bail applicants including Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant, Munmum Dhamecha to appear before the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai office every Friday, between 11.00 am to 2.00 pm to mark their presence.
Delhi Narcotics Control Bureau SIT team interrogated Aryan Khan at the Rapid Action Force camp in Mumbai. The 23-year-old is out on bail after he was arrested by the police in a drugs related case in the month of October.
Reportedly, NCB SIT was trying to record Aryan Khan's statement in the drugs case today but citing health issues, the star kid's lawyers asked for more time. He left the office just 5 mins after his arrival.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan visited Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) office on Friday (November 12) for his weekly presence. He was granted bail by the Bombay High Court on October 28 in Mumbai's cruise drug seizure case. Single bench of Justice N W Sambre pronounced the order and issued 14 detailed bail conditions. Among those, one stated that Aryan Khan has to mark his attendance at the NCB office every Friday between 11 am-2 pm.
Aryan Khan Drug case: Mumbai Police's SIT team is investigating allegations of extortion against Shah Rukh Khan's manager Pooja Dadlani in the cruise drugs case. As per reports, the SIT has also sought the CCTV footage of NCB's South Mumbai offices. Pooja has been a manager of the superstar for nine years.
Dhamecha was granted bail by the HC on October 28 along with co-accused Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, and Arbaaz Merchant.
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