Narcotics Control Bureau officers arrived at Shah Rukh Khan’s Bandra home on Thursday, soon after the superstar had visited his son Aryan in prison.
Aryan, 23, was arrested by the NCB on October 3 during an operation on a Goa-bound cruise ship in which it claimed to have seized some drugs. No drugs were found on Aryan.
Bombay High Court has listed his bail plea for hearing on October 26.
An NCB officer said the visit to Mannat, Shah Rukh’s sea-facing mansion, was not a raid. A team from the Mumbai zonal unit had gone to seek certain materials related to the investigation into the case, the official said.
In the morning, Shah Rukh met Aryan in jail for the first time since October 3. Physical visits were not allowed earlier because of Covid restrictions.
The NCB team outside Shah Rukh Khan’s residence Mannat in Bandra on Thursday. PTI
A special court in the city had on Wednesday refused to grant bail to Aryan, while accepting that “no contraband had been found in his possession”. In its order, the court said Aryan’s friend Arbaaz Merchant was carrying 6 grams of charas and that Aryan was aware of this. It also cited his WhatsApp chats.
Aryan has challenged the order in Bombay High Court. His advocate Satish Maneshinde on Thursday mentioned the plea before a single bench of Justice N.W. Sambre, seeking an urgent hearing on Friday.
Additional solicitor general Anil Singh, appearing for the NCB, however, sought time till next week. Justice Sambre then posted the plea for hearing on October 26.
The special court extended Aryan’s judicial custody till October 30.
Ananya Panday arrives at the NCB office in Mumbai on Thursday PTI
Shah Rukh reached Arthur Road jail around 9am and left at 9.35am, officials said.
The prison authorities checked the superstar’s Aadhaar card and other documents before letting him into the premises, the officials added. After the verification, a token was given to Shah Rukh and he was allowed to meet his son, who is lodged in the jail’s general cell as an undertrial.
Shah Rukh spent around 15-20 minutes with Aryan, a prison official said, adding that there was a glass fencing between them and they spoke on the intercom.
Four guards were present during their conversation, he said.
The actor was allowed to meet his son as per the prison manual and no special treatment was given, the official said.
A large number of mediapersons and local residents had gathered outside the prison when Shah Rukh arrived. Heavy police security had been deployed outside the jail premises.
The NCB on Thursday also recorded the statement of actor Ananya Panday. Ananya’s father, actor Chunky Panday, accompanied her to the NCB office where they reached around 4 pm. After recording her statement, Ananya left around 6.15pm, sources said.