Cruise drugs case: Aryan Khan's bail application hearing adjourned for tomorrow

A Special NDPS court adjourned hearing for tomorrow on bail applications of Aryan Khan Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha in cruise drug bust caseAdditional Solicitor General Anil Kumar Singh appearing for the NCB could not finish his argument by 530pm on WednesdayCruise ship raid case A Mumbai Court adjourns hearing for tomorrow on bail applications of Aryan Khan Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamechamdash ANI ANI October 13 2021The Narcotics Control Bureau on Wednesday opposed the bail plea filed by Aryan Khan son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan arrested in connection with the seizure of banned drugs on board a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast saying the probe so far has revealed his role in the conspiracy and illicit procurement and consumption of drugsThe NCB in its affidavit also said that Aryan Khan was in touch with some persons who appear to be a part of an international drug network for procurement of drugsAlso read Cruise drugs case NCB arrests Nigerian national 20 people held so farFurther probe is on with regard to financial transactions done abroad the agency saidDuring initial investigation some international linkages pertinent to this applicant Aryan Khan have been unearthed which prima facie indicate towards illicit drug procurement The investigation requires sufficient time so as to approach the foreign agency concernediquest the affidavit saidThe NCB also submitted in the affidavit that the case of each of the accused cannot be considered individually or separately as prima facie investigation reveals that there is a close linknexus among all the accused including Aryan Khan for conspiracy to commit offencesIt is not feasible to dissect or separate each from the other All ingredients of crime that are preparation intention attempt and commission are present for this applicant Aryan Khan the affidavit saidThe NCB submitted its affidavit in response to the bail plea filed by Aryan Khan before special judge V V Patil designated to hear matters related to the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS ActAryan Khan was arrested on October 3 following a raid on the Goabound cruise ship and is presently in judicial custodyHe is lodged at the Arthur Road prison in Mumbai He approached the special court seeking bail after a magistrates court rejected the same last weekIt is prima facie revealed that accused No 1 Aryan Khan used to procure contraband from accused No 2 Arbaaz Merchant and the sources connected to accused No 2 from whose conscious possession six grams of Charas was recovered the NCB said in its affidavitIt further said the material collated during investigation primarily revealed that Aryan Khan has a role in illicit procurement and distribution of the contrabandAs per investigations carried out so far accused Aachit Kumar and Shivraj Harijan had supplied Charas to Aryan Khan and Arbaaz Merchant the antidrugs agency saidThe role and involvement of this applicant Aryan Khan in the commission of grave and serious offences under the NDPS Act including illicit drug trafficking is apparent considering the nexus and connection of this applicant with the other accused in the case the NCB saidAll the accused are inextricably connected and hence it is not possible to dissect the role of each accused from the other it addedPrima facie investigation reveals a close nexus between all the accused persons and their involvement in conspiracy to commit illegal acts cannot be ruled out the agency further saidThe case of each applicant cannot be considered in isolation All these persons are an integral part of a common thread which cannot be separated or dissected from one another In such a situation the quantum of recovery of drugs from one accused becomes inconsequentialiquest the NCB said in the affidavitEven though from some of the accused there is no recovery or less recovery of contraband the participation by acts of such persons who have acted in concert conspiracy forms the basis of the investigation it saidFrom the investigation it is revealed that all the accused persons form a part of a larger chainnexus and their involvement in the conspiracy to commit illegal acts and violations under Section 29 of the NDPS Act cannot be ruled out the affidavit saidSection 29 of the NDPS Act pertains to abetment to commit an offence or criminal conspiracyThe NCB further said there have been several seizures of intermediary quantities of drugs from Aryan Khans coaccused and there has also been seizure of commercial quantities of Mephedrone from one accused Abdul SheikhIt said the allegations that the accused have been falsely implicated are untrue and misleading as there is sufficient material in the form of WhatsApp chats and photographs which show the ingredients of conspiracyConsidering the influence that Aryan Khan holds in the society it is very much possible that he may tamper with evidence and influence other witnesses whom he personally knows the affidavit said adding there is also a possibility of the accused fleeing justiceThe court is also hearing the bail pleas filed by Arbaaz Merchant Munmun Dhamecha Nupur Satija Aachit Kumar Mohak Jaiswal Shreyas Iyer and Avin SahuSo far 20 people have been arrested in the caseThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever