"My Son Lost 7 Kilos In Jail": Arbaaz Merchant's Father On His Release
NDTV
Declaring that the "gods have been kind", Aslam Merchant said, "I gave the news to his mother first. She just would not quit namaz. You know a mother and her son share a very special bond".
Aslam Merchant, the father of Arbaaz Merchant whose bail was approved today along with Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan and model Munmun Dhamecha, said he was "overjoyed" at the order. The experience, he said, taught him firsthand the conditions of people who go to jail and their families.
"The atmosphere (inside the jail) is deeply depressing. My son lost 7 kg in a month. Imagine the condition of the people who stay there for years. How they and their families suffer," said Mr Merchant.
Declaring that the "gods have been kind", he said, "I gave the news to his mother first. She just would not quit namaz. You know a mother and her son share a very special bond".
Arrested in connection with the drugs-on-cruise ship case, Aryan Khan, his friend Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha were granted bail by the Bombay High Court this evening after being in jail for 24 days. They are likely to be released tomorrow after the court gives its order in writing.
