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Procedural lapses were found in the probe while around eight officers and staff have been accused of vigilance-related issues. By Divyesh Singh : There was selective treatment in the drugs-on-cruise case involving Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, the Narcotics Control Bureau’s report said. The NCB’s vigilance inquiry was launched after Aryan Khan’s clean chit in the case and the report has been submitted to the bureau chief. Procedural lapses were found in the probe while around eight officers and staff have been accused of vigilance-related issues. This includes those who have completed their deputation and returned to their home cadres, those still with the NCB and those currently not with the bureau. The report recommended action against officers, including those from the bureau, those on loan during the case and those in the NCB's Mumbai office. 65 statements were recorded during the probe and further proceedings have been initiated. Sameer Wankhede was the zonal director...

  Arbaaz Merchant was arrested last month following a raid on a party on a cruise ship where drugs were allegedly being consumed. Mumbai:  If a weekly visit to the offices of the country's anti-drugs agency to meet your bail condition does not get you your frustration fix for the day, you can always count on your dad. Arbaaz Merchant, one of the accused in the high-profile drugs-on-cruise case who is out on bail along with superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, was seen having one of those moments outside the Mumbai offices of the Narcotic Control Bureau or NCB on Friday. Leaving the building after marking his attendance as mandated by the Bombay High Court, Arbaaz Merchant was seen getting pulled in by his father Aslam Merchant to pose for a picture for the paparazzi. Relenting after protests, Arbaaz Merchant does a 10/10 facepalm and says, "Stop it, dad," before leaving in a huff. His father grins widely at his son's embarrassment. Arrested last month follow...

  A team from the NCB's vigilance department recorded Sameer Wankhede's statement for a second time at the agency's office in New Delhi on Monday. Ateam of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials has recorded the statement of Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede for a second time, sources told India Today.   Wankhede, who is facing  charges of bribery  and extortion, was with officials of the vigilance department for nearly four hours at the drug enforcement agency's office in New Delhi on Monday.   The NCB had initiated a probe led by Deputy Director General (DDG) Gyaneshwar Singh into allegations levelled against Sameer Wankhede by NCB's independent witness Prabhakar Sail, among others. A team led by the DDG had recorded Sameer Wankhede's initial statement at the NCB's office in the national capital on October 28.   However, sources in the NCB tell India Today that  witness Prabhakar Sail  is yet to record his own statement with the drug ...

Drugs Case: Aryan Khan's bail plea was debated in court today. After this, the court adjourned the hearing till Thursday. Drugs Case:  Arbaaz Merchant, Arbaaz Merchant, Munmun Dhamecha and others, arrested in the cruise drugs case, were arrested today on the bail plea of ​​Aryan Khan. After hearing both the sides, the court adjourned the hearing till Thursday. During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, appearing for NCB, made a sensational claim. He told the court that Aryan Khan told in his voluntary statement that he has been consuming drugs for a long time. Anil Singh argued that if even one of the accused is released on bail, the investigation will be hampered. He told the court that the WhatsApp chats of the accused (Aryan Khan and Arbaaz Merchant) contained large quantities of drugs and conversations of a foreign national. Singh argued, "The whole country is concerned about drug smuggling and its consumption is a serious crime. ...