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No permission taken for cruise ship party: Mumbai Police

Mumbai Police on Tuesday said that no permission was taken from them regarding the cruise ship party from where the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team seized drugs. As per Mumbai Police sources, the matter comes under Yellow Gate police station’s jurisdiction. “Their permission is necessary but no permission was taken, neither was any intimation given,” […]

Mumbai Police on Tuesday said that no permission was taken from them regarding the cruise ship party from where the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team seized drugs. As per Mumbai Police sources, the matter comes under Yellow Gate police station’s jurisdiction. “Their permission is necessary but no permission was taken, neither was any intimation given,” they added. However, as per police officials, since multiple agencies are involved in granting permissions, the Mumbai police will speak to the Directorate General of Shipping and Mumbai Port Trust about what permissions were given to the cruise ship.

The Maharashtra government has imposed the Disaster Management Act in the state owing to the Covid-19 cases. Therefore, the police are also checking for violation of section 188. The state has also imposed section 144, not allowing more than five people to gather at a place. After investigations, if there is any violation of the said sections, an FIR will be filed by the Mumbai police. A team of Port Zone police is also investigating the matter. NCB Mumbai Director Sameer Wankhede has said that there are more suspects in connection with the case.

An NCB team busted an alleged drugs party on the Cordelia Cruise ship which was on its way to Goa at mid-sea on 2 October night. Eight persons were detained for questioning by the NCB in connection with the drug seizure on the cruise ship, according to NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede. All of the eight persons were later arrested on 3 October.

Three accused including Aryan Khan, Arbaz Seth Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha were produced before Mumbai’s Esplanade Court which remanded them to NCB custody till 4 October. As per the NCB, three persons have been booked under Section 8C, 20B, 27 (Punishment for consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance) and 35 (Presumption of culpable mental state) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act).

8C of NDPS Act refers to prohibition to produce, manufacture, possess, sell, purchase, transport, warehouse, use, consume, import inter-State, export inter-State, import into India, export from India or tranship any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance while Section 20B deals with punishment for producing, manufacturing, possessing, selling, purchasing, transportation, imports inter-State, exports inter-State or use of cannabis. Satish Maneshinde, the lawyer arguing in defence of Aryan Khan said in the Court, “Accused number 1, Aryan Khan was invited for the cruise party. However, he did not have a boarding pass. He didn’t have any seat or cabin there. Secondly, according to the seizure, nothing has been found in his possession. He is arrested only based on chats.” Other accused in the case include Nupur Satija, Ishmeet Singh Chadha, Mohak Jaiswal, Gomit Chopra and Vikrant Chhokar.

Meanwhile, actor Hrithik Roshan’s former wife Sussanne Khan has come out in support of Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan after their son Aryan Khan was arrested by the NCB. Sussanne took to Instagram and wrote, “I think this is not about Aryan Khan, as he was unfortunately at the wrong place at the wrong time, this situation is being made an example to drive home the excitement that some people get as they have a witch hunt on people from Bollywood.” Sussanne’s statement was made on the comment section of a journalist’s Instagram post. The journalist claimed that Aryan Khan’s arrest should be a “wake up call for parents”. According to Sussane, who is a close pal of Gauri, it’s a sad situation for Aryan Khan as “he is a good kid.” “It’s sad n unfair as he is a good kid. I stand by Gauri n Shahrukh,” she added. Neither Shah Rukh nor anyone from the family has commented on Aryan Khan’s case yet.

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