Reports of non-availability of evidences against Aryan Khan are false: NCB DDG Sanjay Singh
Singh said that the reports are mere "speculations" & that the statements made were not cross-checked with the agency before being published.
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Mumbai, March 2: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Deputy Director General (DDG) Sanjay Singh, who is currently heading Special Investigation Team (SIT) on drugs-on-cruise case, confirmed on Wednesday that media reports on non-availability of evidences against Aryan Khan, son of Shah Rukh Khan, are false.
There were reports earlier quoting an NCB source, that the anti-drug agency had found no evidence to connect the 24-year-old with international drug conspiracy.
Khan was placed under arrest by the NCB team on October 3. After interrogation, he was remanded to judicial custody. His first bail was dismissed by trial court. Later, Khan approached Bombay High Court which granted him bail on October 28. Due to legal procedures, he was released on bail from the jail on October 30.
Wankhede was removed from the investigating team, a week after a probe was initiated into the alleged allegations of bribery and extortion against him.
In an statement issued, Singh said that the reports are mere 'speculations'. He further said that the statements made were not cross-checked with the agency before being published.
Highly premature to say that there's no evidence against Aryan Khan. Probe still in progress; recorded multiple statements. Have not reached any conclusion yet: SIT chief & NCB DDG (operation) Sanjay Singh on reports of no evidence against Aryan Khan in Cordelia cruise ship drug pic.twitter.com/oCiixvLu5c
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2022
"The media reports on non-availability of evidence against Aryan Khan are not true and just speculations. These statements were not cross-checked with NCB before being published," he said. "Investigation is not yet complete and it is premature to say anything at this stage," he concluded.
There were reports earlier quoting an NCB source, that the anti-drug agency had found no evidence to connect the 24-year-old with international drug conspiracy.
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After a raid was conducted on the Cordelia Cruise yacht where a drug party was reportedly underway on the intervening night of October 2 & 3, Aryan Khan and few others were detained by the agency on charges of drug conspiracy & consuming drugs.
Khan was placed under arrest by the NCB team on October 3. After interrogation, he was remanded to judicial custody. His first bail was dismissed by trial court. Later, Khan approached Bombay High Court which granted him bail on October 28. Due to legal procedures, he was released on bail from the jail on October 30.
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Till now, the NCB has arrested 20 people, including 2 Nigerian nationals. NCB's SIT will file a charge sheet in the drugs-on-cruise case, and is currently seeking legal opinion. Singh, a 1996 batch IPS officer, took charge of 6 cases, including Khan's drugs-on-cruise probe, in November 2021. These cases were earlier headed by Zonal Director Sammer Wankhede.
Wankhede was removed from the investigating team, a week after a probe was initiated into the alleged allegations of bribery and extortion against him.