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Bollywood, drugs and politics:

how aryan khan’s case sparked a row

Allegedly caught with drugs on a ship, Shahrukh Khan’s son denies all charges but politicians and

film stars add fuel to fire by taking sides in the controversy

our Bureau on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
regarding the cruise party case,
Mumbai BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis

Narcotics Control Bu- on Wednesday said that Malik
reau (NCB) team busted is trying to change the narrative
A an alleged drugs party on at someone’s behest by bringing
the Cordelia Cruise ship which in the party’s name. “The pri-
was on its way to Goa at mid-sea mary question is not as to who
on October 2 night. Now, the was there; if they were affiliated
NCB has sought judicial remand with BJP or not... (Maharashtra
of Aryan Khan, Arbaz Seth Minister) Nawab Malik is try-
Merchant, Munmun Dhamecha ing to change the narrative at
and five others till October 11. someone’s behest by bringing in
A total of 18 arrests have BJP’s name,” said former Ma-
been made in the case so far. Aryan Khan along with other accused leaves the NCB office harashtra Chief Minister Fad-
As per the NCB, three persons after an inquiry in Mumbai (ANI) navis. “The truth would come
have been booked under Sec- out soon,” added Fadnavis.
tion 8C, 20B, 27 (Punishment Meanwhile, in her combat-
for consumption of any narcotic ive style, actor Kangana Ranaut
drug or psychotropic substance) took to her social media to slam
and 35 (Presumption of culpa- those who are coming forward
ble mental state) of the Narcot- to defend Shah Rukh Khan’s
ic Drugs and Psychotropic Sub- son Aryan Khan. Taking to her
stances Act (NDPS Act). Instagram story, Kangana wrote,
8C of NDPS Act refers to “Now all Mafia Pappu coming to
prohibition to produce, manu- Aaryan Khan’s defence.... We
facture, possess, sell, purchase, make mistakes but we mustn’t
transport, warehouse, use, con- glorify them ... I trust this will
sume, import inter-State, export give him perspective and also
inter-State, import into India, ex- make him realise consequenc-
port from India or tranship any es of his actions.... Hopefully it
narcotic drug or psychotropic can evolve him and make him
substance while Section 20B deals better and bigger It’s good not
with punishment for produc- to gossip about someone when
ing, manufacturing, possessing, BJP leader Manish Bhanushali in a picture with Aryan Khan (ANI) they vulnerable but it’s criminal
selling, purchasing, transporta- to make them feel that they did
tion, imports inter-State, exports nal.” “Aryan Khan’s arrest is a procedure of seizure,” he added. no wrong .... #Word.”
inter-State or use of cannabis. forgery. For the last one month, Citing a video in which those Her comment on the contro-
On Wednesday, Maha- information was being circulat- detained from the Mumbai versy came minutes after Hrithik
rashtra Cabinet Minister and ed to crime reporters that the cruise were seen being taken to Roshan penned a lengthy post
the Nationalist Congress Par- next target is actor Shah Rukh the NCB office, Mallik alleged asking Aryan to be strong as he
ty (NCP) leader Nawab Malik Khan,” said Malik that “the person taking him feels “God gives toughest ones
alleged that Narcotics Control “Not even one gram of drug (Aryan Khan) to the office is a the toughest balls to play.”
Bureau raid onboard a Mumbai was seized on the cruise, not BJP leader Manish Bhanushali.” On a related note, Kanga-
cruise was “forgery”, and BJP even on the terminal. The drug Further referring to the Su- na and Hrithik’s long time beef
has misused the central agency was not even found with any shant Singh Rajput case, the is well-known in the B-town.
to frame Aryan Khan. Address- one of the accused. Whatev- NCP leader said that attempts The two allegedly dated while
ing the media here, the NCP er the video of the sample has were made to malign the name Hrithik was still married to ex-
leader alleged that “not even a been shared by the NCB, it has of Bollywood. wife Sussanne Khan, as per
single gram of drug was seized been made in the Zonal Direc- But responding to the NCP’s Kangana’s statements in her
on the cruise or at the termi- tor’s office which is against the leader Nawab Malik allegations earlier interviews.

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