Mumbai Drug Bust Updates: Aryan Khan's security gets beefs up in Arthur Road Jail

Aryan Khan's security has been increased in Arthur Road Jail. He is being kept in a special barrack and is being monitored all the time. He is not even meeting the rest of the accused in the cruise drugs case. 

In Arthur Road Jail, all the prisoners will soon be able to meet their family members like before. The jail administration has written a letter to the collector for permission. Due to COVID-19, it was forbidden for prisoners to meet their families in jail which is why the prisoners were made to talk to the family members twice a week through video call. 

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Bandra unit, arrested a man from Madhya Pradesh for allegedly supplying contraband products and presented before a court on Saturday. He was sent the accused to police custody until October 20, said officials. According to NCB, on June 30, 2021, the Anti-Narcotics Cell had arrested two drug peddlers from Goregaon and Malad and seized 1.1 kg of mephedrone and 1.8 kg of heroin drugs worth Rs 5 crore

Actor Pooja Bedi is the latest celebrity to extend support to superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in an alleged drug case. "If no drugs were found on #AryanKhan isn't it appalling that an innocent kid is made to spend days & days in lockup? It's psychologically damaging to be put in jail for no reason. The judicial system needs a major revamp... such systems create criminals by punishing innocents," she tweeted.

Taking to Twitter, Farah shared pictures of the same and wrote in the caption, "Dear NCB The millennials of today have a language I had to Google to know. FOMO - Fear of missing out SICK - Something that is cool DOPE - Something Excellent GOAT - Greatest of all time BLAST - To have a good time. Want more, please see pic attached herein."

Drug Case: Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan was being counselled daily in the NCB custody. The kid promised to make NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede proud one day by helping the weaker sections of society.

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According to the order of the High Court, all the accused or prisoners who are logged in the jail amid COVID-19 can talk to their family members twice a week via video call. "Aryan was on the call for 10 minutes with his parents, and a jail official was present with him during the call," said the official.

Mumbai Special NDPS court on Thursday reserved order for October 20 on the bail application of Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha.

According to the superintendent, the jail authorities received the money order from Aryan Khan's family on October 11, which is meant for his expenses in the jail canteen. As per the rules of the jail, a prisoner can receive a money order of Rs 4500 maximum for their expenses inside the jail.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) conducted raids at two places in Palghar district and allegedly seized 505 grams of Mephedrone (MD) worth Rs 1 Crore. The agency also intercepted a drug peddler, who was going to supply the drug to his customer in Mumbai.

Aryan and five other accused, who were arrested by Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) in connection with the cruise ship drug raid case, were shifted to the common cell of Arthur Road Jail after their Covid report came negative.

A total of 20 people, including two Nigerian nationals, have been arrested so far in the case related to the seizure of drugs following a raid at a party on the Cordelia cruise ship off the Mumbai coast on October 2. An NCB team busted an alleged drugs party on the Cordelia Cruise ship which was on its way to Goa at mid-sea on October 2.