Aryan Khan bail verdict on Oct 20

Malik targets NCB

The anti-drugs agency (NCB) has mala fide intentions and is involved in selective leaks to frame people. — Nawab Malik, ncp leader

Mumbai, October 14

In a huge setback to Aryan Khan, a Mumbai special NDPS court today reserved its order on his and other co-accused’s bail applications till October 20, even as the NCB virtually labelled him a “junkie” regularly consuming drugs.

Thus, Aryan Khan and other co-accused Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha will remain in judicial custody at the Arthur Road Central Jail and the Byculla Women’s Jail for the next five days.

After hearing heated arguments by prosecution and defence lawyers, Special Judge VV Patil kept his verdict on the bail pleas of Aryan Khan, Merchant and Dhamecha, who are among 20 nabbed so far in the sensational rave party raid of October 2, in abeyance for the next five days.

A day after alleging that Aryan Khan was prima facie involved in “illicit drug trafficking, procuring and distribution of contraband”, and having links with some international persons, the NCB said he was a “regular consumer” of drugs. — IANS