The team of Delhi NCB SIT had called Arbaaz Merchantt and Achit Kumar for questioning. Both have reached the NCB office. In the 6 cases that NCB SIT is probing, all the accused will be called for questioning. Aryan Khan and Nawab Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan will also be summoned.
Meanwhile, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) reached Mumbai on Saturday, a day after the agency transferred to it the investigation in six cases, including the controversial cruise drugs case in which Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was arrested. The team which flew in from Delhi, visited the NCB’s zonal office in south Mumbai in the afternoon, an official said.
“We have started our investigation in the case,” said Sanjay Kumar Singh. The senior IPS officer had been present at the NCB office since morning and left by afternoon. A senior NCB official said that since the SIT team was in Mumbai, the investigation would gather speed in the coming week.
“Not just Aryan Khan but all the people connected directly or indirectly with the six cases will now be called,” said an official on condition of anonymity.
The official added that on Sunday (October 7) Arbaaz Merchantt and Achit Kumar were called in by the SIT team. The duo, who are currently out on bail, were summoned to record their statement in connection to the cruise drug bust case.
Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, too, is currently out on bail in the Mumbai cruise drug bust case. As part of the bail conditions, Aryan Khan has to be present at the NCB office every Friday between 11 am to 2 pm. He cannot leave the country either and has to submit his passport to the authorities.
The NCB had earlier said that the six cases have national and international ramifications and that deeper investigation is needed to find forward and backward linkages.
The SIT team, headed by Sanjay Kumar Singh, will have 14 investigating officers. Various spots connected with the case will be visited by the SIT team.
