Cruise drugs case: WhatsApp chats not proof enough to show accused supplied drugs to Aryan Khan, says court
The Hindu
The court in its detailed order observed that except for the WhatsApp chats with Aryan Khan, there is no evidence to show Aachit Kumar was indulging in such activities
A special court in Mumbai while granting bail to Aachit Kumar last week in the drugs-on-cruise case said merely on the basis of WhatsApp chats, it cannot be gathered that he had supplied drugs to co-accused Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, and Arbaaz Merchant.
The court in its detailed order, a copy of which was made available on October 31, also raised questions on the veracity of the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) panchnama records said they were fabricated and seemed suspicious.
Special Judge V.V. Patil, designated to hear cases related to the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, granted bail to 22-year-old Kumar on Ocotober 30.
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