Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan is currently being investigated after the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) conducted a raid at a party on a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai on Saturday night. Aryan, Arbaz Seth Merchantt and Munmun Dhamecha, who were detained in connection with the raid, have been taken to Mumbai's JJ Hospital for a medical check-up.
Some of the other people being questioned in the case are Nupur Sarika, Ismeet Singh, Mohak Jaswal, Vikrant Chhoker and Gomit Chopra.
Sources in the NCB have told The Quint that drugs were used in the party.
What NCB Officials Have Said
NCB officials have told The Quint that the men detained had allegedly stashed drugs inside the stitches of their trousers, while the women had reportedly hidden drugs in the handles of their purses and inside sanitary napkins. As of now, 13 people have been detained by the NCB. There were over 2000 people onboard the cruise, and the entry fee was Rs 80,000 per person.
Speaking to ANI, NCB chief SN Pradhan said, "It’s a result of a painstaking investigation that went on for two weeks. We acted on specific intelligence inputs and involvement of some Bollywood links has come to light".
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