No drugs seized at cruise, Aryan Khan’s panchnama manipulated, Nawab Malik’s explosive claims

Aryan Khan at NCB office in Mumbai. File Pic

Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik, on Wednesday, held a press conference in the party's South Mumbai office where he alleged that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has been doing everything to defame Bollywood from the last one year.

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Following are some of his explosive allegations from the presser.

• A selfie of Aryan Khan with an unknown person went viral on social media with many claiming that the man is an NCB sleuth. Later, the anti-drug agency clarified that the person seen with Khan is not from NCB. Malik claims, "his name is K P Gosavi and he is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)."
• In another video, a person named Manish Bhanushali is seen escorting Arbaaz Merchant to the NCB office. The senior NCP leader claims, "He is also a BJP worker and has photos with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah."

Manish Bhanushali with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Photos shared by the Nationalist Congress Party at a press conference held in the party's Mumbai office on Wednesday and procured by mid-day correspondent Faizan Khan

• The Maharashtra minister also alleges that "Aryan Khan's panchanama was manipulated, no drugs were seized at the cruise." He adds, "The report was manipulated at NCB chief Samir Wankhede's office."
• He went on to accuse the NCB of being involved in "farziwada" or fraud from the last one year.
• He asked the NCB to "clarify if it is being used as a tool to defame some persons through drugs cases."