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Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials at Shah Rukh Khan’s house Mannat

 A team of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Thursday reached Shah Rukh Khan’s Bandra home ‘Mannat’ in connection with the Mumbai cruise drugs case in which his son Aryan Khan has been arrested.

A separate team of NCB officials also arrived at actor Ananya Pandey’s residence at Khar West, Mumbai.

The anti-drugs agency has also summoned the actress to appear before it at 2 pm today for questioning.

Several NCB teams conducted raids in the Andheri area of Mumbai, acting on a lead from one of the accused in the Mumbai cruise drugs bust case.

 Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials at Shah Rukh Khan’s house Mannat

One team arrived at Shah Rukh Khan’s house hours after he visited his son Aryan Khan, lodged at the Arthur Road Jail on Thursday.  Aryan Khan is one of the accused arrested aboard a Goa-bound luxury cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai by the NCB.

The Bombay High Court (HC) on Thursday said it would hear on October 26 the bail plea filed by Aryan Khan in connection with the case. Aryan Khan’s advocate Satish Maneshinde mentioned the plea before a single bench of Justice NW Sambre, seeking 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 for October 26.

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials at Shah Rukh Khan’s house Mannat

Aryan Khan (23) moved the High Court on Wednesday evening after a special NDPS court here rejected his bail plea in the afternoon. The special court, while refusing bail, had observed that Aryan was involved in “illicit drug activities on a regular basis” and had a nexus with drug peddlers and suppliers.

The lower court had also rejected the bail pleas of Aryan Khan’s friend Arbaaz Merchant and fashion model Munmun Dhamecha.

They are now in judicial custody. While Aryan and Merchant are lodged at the Arthur Road prison, Dhamecha is lodged at the Byculla women’s prison in the city.

The trio and others were held in the case for alleged conspiracy, possession, consumption, purchase and trafficking of drugs under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

Earlier this day, visuals surfaced of Shah Rukh Khan visiting the Arthur Road prison to meet his son Aryan. The meeting lasted for 20 minutes.

Aryan Khan (23) was arrested with a few others on October 3 after the NCB raided a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and claimed to have seized drugs, including marijuana. A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday, October 20, denied bail to Aryan Khan, observing that ‘on the face of it,’ he was indulging in “illicit drug activities on a regular basis.” His WhatsApp chats also showed, prima facie, that he was in touch with drug peddlers, the court noted. Aryan Khan subsequently moved the Bombay High Court to challenge the lower court’s order. The HC on Thursday said it would hear his bail plea on October 26.

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