Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s son walked out of jail on Saturday and was greeted with dancing and firecrackers, over three weeks after his arrest throughout a drug raid on a cruise ship social gathering in Mumbai, the nation’s monetary and leisure capital.
The Bombay Excessive Court docket granted bail to 23-year-old Aryan Khan on Thursday however he spent two extra nights within the metropolis’s Arthur Street jail as a result of his papers didn’t attain the jail authorities by the deadline of 5:30 p.m. Friday.
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A whole bunch of followers of Shah Rukh Khan, who discovered himself on the middle of a boycott marketing campaign on social media because of the excessive profile drug case, lined as much as greet Khan as he arrived at his residence in Mumbai. Some danced and lit firecrackers in jubilation.
Khan and 7 others had been detained on Oct. 3 when narcotics brokers raided a celebration and seized medicine on a luxurious cruise ship off the Mumbai coast. He was held within the jail since Oct. 8.
India’s narcotics company stated it has proof within the type of WhatsApp messages that Khan was concerned in illicit drug dealings.
Mukul Rohatgi, Khan’s lawyer, informed the courtroom that the company didn’t discover any medicine on Khan and allegations that he was involved with drug sellers had been unfaithful. He referred to as the arrest “arbitrary” and stated the company didn’t conduct a medical examination to indicate he had consumed medicine.
The case has dominated headlines and social media in India, with followers of the actor demanding Khan’s launch whereas others calling for a boycott of his father’s movies.
The 55-year-old megastar is India’s most cherished actor and is named the “King of Bollywood.” He has starred in additional than 105 films over practically three a long time.
In September final yr, a few of Bollywood’s most outstanding stars had been questioned by the narcotics company in reference to the demise of well-known actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Rajput died by suicide and docs and police dominated out medicine.
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