Lagatar24 Desk
Mumbai, May 27: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has handed Aryan Khan a clean chit in the Cordelia cruise narcotics case. He isn’t mentioned in the chargesheet submitted by the agency in the case, which also names four other people.
Early in October, Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, was detained in relation to the Mumbai cruise drugs investigation. On October 28, the Bombay High Court granted him release after multiple court appearances and 26 days in detention. On October 30, he was ultimately released from prison.
The agency was given 60 days by Special Judge VV Patil on March 31 to file the prosecution case or chargesheet. The agency had requested a 90-day extension. Judge Patil listened to both sides’ arguments for over two hours before reserving his decision on Wednesday.
The case has been under investigation by the agency for the previous 180 days, and the deadline for filing a chargesheet is March 31. With the additional time provided, the agency will attempt to close all loopholes in the case in order to build a strong case against the accused.
In addition to Aryan, there were nineteen other defendants in the case. Except for two, all of the defendants are currently free on bond. The chargesheet was filed with the registry, and the special NDPS court will hear it after the materials have been verified.
The accused were charged with various offences under the Narcotics, Drugs, and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, including alleged possession, use, sale/purchase of prohibited substances, conspiracy, and abetment.
