Starkid Aryan Khan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau on October 2 after an unprecedented raid at a rave party on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast. 

Aryan, along with a few others including Arbaaz Khan Merchant, was taken into custody on drug-related charges. 

From then till now, Aryan Khan’s bail had been denied by the court and he was sent for a 7-day custody at the Arthur road jail. 

Owing to its high-profile status, the case has ended up attracting a lot of unnecessary media attention as well as unsolicited comments, conspiracies and rumours. 

While some call this drug bust and Aryan Khan’s arrest a 'witch hunt', others are condemning him for his star kid status.

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And while arrows are being shot from both ends, a new charge has been thrown against the anti-drugs agency NCB by Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik where he claims that NCB officers are picking their 'acquaintances' as witnesses in the case.

Taking a dig at both NCB as well as the key investigator in the case - Sameer Wankhede, Nawab Malik recently disclosed photos to the media and on his social media saying, “The person seen in this picture is Fletcher Patel and his picture is with Jasmin Wankhede, sister of NCB officer Sameer Wankhede."

This is Fletcher Patel pic.twitter.com/6LgYV4NIWd

— Nawab Malik نواب ملک नवाब मलिक (@nawabmalikncp) October 16, 2021

In another picture he shared, Fletcher Patel was standing with Sameer Wankhede and the question that itched away at Malik’s head was, “The question is that how can NCB officers make their acquaintances a witness in the case?" 

Here are the front pages of 3 Panchnamas where Fletcher Patel is a Panch. pic.twitter.com/NOMv5mv1CB

— Nawab Malik نواب ملک नवाब मलिक (@nawabmalikncp) October 16, 2021

Fletcher Patel seen in this picture with someone who he calls 'My Lady Don'.
Who is this 'Lady Don' ? pic.twitter.com/epTRSopDcH

— Nawab Malik نواب ملک नवाब मलिक (@nawabmalikncp) October 16, 2021 

Not just this, the Maharashtra Minister started a thread on Twitter on which he ended up sharing quite a few proofs to the claims he was making about NCB officers presenting their friends as witnesses in their cases.  

The accusation has not been made directly keeping in mind Aryan Khan, but it comes as part of the many allegations that the Minister has made against the Narcotics Control Bureau for corruption and collusion after the infamous cruise-raid.

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