Aryan Khan is being escorted by law enforcement officials outside the Narcotics Control Bureau office. AFP
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India media reported that Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, was regularly ordering drugs.
According to News18, top investigators revealed that after initial scanning of Whatsapp chats of Aryan, it was found that he was regularly ordering drugs.
The arrest was made in connection with the seizure of 13 grams cocaine, 5 grams MD, 21 grams charas, and 22 pills of MDMA, totally worth Rs1,33,000 from him.
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According to India media, the drugs were hidden inside the stitches of men’s trousers, while the women hid drugs inside their sanitary napkins.
The actor’s son has been questioned under section 67 of the narcotics drugs and psychotropic substances act.
Aryan, 23, acknowledged and said that he understood the grounds of his arrest and has informed his family of the same.
The action came after the NCB's swoop on Saturday evening aboard the Cordelia Cruises deluxe ship as it was preparing for a scheduled Mumbai-Goa voyage, shocking the people, especially in the entertainment industry.
The others who remained under the NCB's detention — Nupur Satija, Ishmeet Singh Chadha, Mohak Jaiswal, Vikrant Chhokar, and Gomit Chopra — were subsequently arrested.