NEW DELHI —
Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s son walked out of jail on Saturday and was greeted with dancing and firecrackers, over three weeks after his arrest throughout a drug raid on a cruise ship get together in Mumbai, the nation’s monetary and leisure capital.
The Bombay Excessive Court docket granted bail to 23-year-old Aryan Khan on Thursday however he spent two extra nights within the metropolis’s Arthur Highway jail as a result of his papers didn’t attain the jail authorities by the deadline of 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Lots of of followers of Shah Rukh Khan, who discovered himself on the centre of a boycott marketing campaign on social media as a result of excessive profile drug case, lined as much as greet Khan as he arrived at his residence in Mumbai. Some danced and lit firecrackers in jubilation.
Khan and 7 others have been detained on Oct. 3 when narcotics brokers raided a celebration and seized medication on a luxurious cruise ship off the Mumbai coast. He was held within the jail since Oct. 8.
India’s narcotics company mentioned it has proof within the type of WhatsApp messages that Khan was concerned in illicit drug dealings.
Mukul Rohatgi, Khan’s lawyer, advised the court docket that the company didn’t discover any medication on Khan and allegations that he was in touch with drug sellers have been unfaithful. He referred to as the arrest “arbitrary” and mentioned the company didn’t conduct a medical examination to indicate he had consumed medication.
The case has dominated headlines and social media in India, with followers of the actor demanding Khan’s launch whereas others calling for a boycott of his father’s movies.
The 55-year-old megastar is India’s most liked actor and is called the “King of Bollywood.” He has starred in additional than 105 motion pictures over practically three many years.
In September final 12 months, a few of Bollywood’s most distinguished stars have been questioned by the narcotics company in reference to the dying of well-known actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Rajput died by suicide and docs and police dominated out medication.
