Aryan Khan 'Not' Cleared Of Drug Charges -- Few takers For NCB Denial

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Wednesday dismissed as 'speculation' some reports suggesting that the agency has cleared Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, who was nabbed in a drugs case in October, though few found it credible. Soon after certain reports surfaced, NCB Deputy Director-General Sanjay Singh and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) issued a statement claiming that "the media reports are not true and they are just speculalions", since "the investigation is not yet complete".

Singh added that "these reports were not cross-checked with the NCB, and it would be premature to say anything at this stage".

However, few in Maharashtra believed the agency's contentions, as state political leaders whacked the NCB, reiterating how "central probe agencies" are being "grossly misused" by the BJP against the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.

The ruling MVA allies -- Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress -- said now it is clear that though there was no evidence against Aryan Khan, he was deliberately "framed" by the former NCB Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede.

The media reports claimed that the NCB-SIT ostensibly found no evidence to link Aryan Khan with the larger drugs conspiracy or an international drugs syndicate, besides pointing at the glaring lapses in the high-profile raids on the luxury ship Cordelia Cruise on October 2, 2021 in full media glare.

Shiv Sena MP and chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut said this was "another case of abuse of the central agencies", and demanded to know who was behind it. "Those who are misusing the central probe agencies will go to jail. The NCB-SIT report has come and its proved that Aryan Khan was framed because he's Shah Rukh Khan's son. The truth has finally emerged, hasn't it," Raut asked.

Referring to the case, NCP state President and minister Jayant Patil pointed out that a senior MVA minister, Nawab Malik, has been targeted with false charges because he had exposed the NCB last year. (IANS)

Also Read: 'The Lost City, 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' release halted in Russia

Also Watch: