The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) (which was silent on the ‘new findings’ in the Aryan Khan drug case) has now dismissed the report as ‘speculation’. It was claimed in the news that the investigation team has not found any such evidence, which can prove that Aryan Khan has links with the International Drug Syndicate. After this news came, SIT chief and DDG-op of NCB Sanjay Singh said, these are not true, just speculations. Such statements were not cross-checked with NCB prior to publication. The investigation is not over yet, it is too early to say anything.
On the report of no evidence against Aryan Khan in the drug case, SIT chief and NCB DDG (Op) Sanjay Singh said that the investigation is on in the case. Singh said, “As far as media reports on non-availability of evidence against Aryan Khan are concerned, these are not true and are just speculations. The investigation is not over yet and it is too early to say anything at this stage.”
An NCB team led by the then Mumbai zone chief Sameer Wankhede conducted a raid following information about the drug, where a drug party was allegedly going on on the intervening night of October 2 and 3. Aryan Khan and some others were detained by the team for taking drugs.
Aryan Khan was arrested by the NCB team on 3 October. After interrogation, he was sent to judicial custody.
His first bail was rejected by the trial court. Khan later approached the Bombay High Court through his lawyer, which granted him bail on October 28. Due to legal procedures, he was released from prison on 30 October. NCB has so far arrested 20 people including two Nigerian nationals. NCB’s SIT will file a charge sheet in this case and is currently taking legal opinion. (ians- ani)