Shashi Tharoor On Aryan Khan’s Arrest In Drugs Case: ‘Stop Witch-Hunting SRK, Have Empathy’

Aryan Khan - son of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan and producer Gauri Khan was arrested after a rave party aboard a luxury cruise ship was busted.

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In wake of the high-profile and media frenzy case of the arrest of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the Mumbai drugs-on-cruise case, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has extended his support to the Bollywood superstar and called Aryan’s arrest ‘witch-hunting’.

On Monday, Tharoor took to Twitter and said he is "repelled by the ghoulish epicaricacy" of those who are "witch-hunting" Shah Rukh Khan, and called for empathy towards the high-profile family's situation.

He tweeted: 'I am no fan of recreational drugs & haven’t ever tried any, but I am repelled by the ghoulish epicaricacy displayed by those now witch-hunting @iamsrk on his son’s arrest. Have some empathy, folks. The public glare is bad enough; no need to gleefully rub a 23yr old’s face in it.'

23-year-old, Aryan Khan was arrested along with seven others on Sunday following a raid at a party, on a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai, by the anti-drugs agency Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

Earlier, Salman Khan visited the actor as their family goes through tough times, other popular celebs including actress Anushka Shrma too have reportedly extended their support through calls, messages and social media messages.

Meanwhile, a Mumbai court on Monday extended, till October 7, the NCB custody of Aryan Khan - son of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan and producer Gauri, following his arrest after the rave party aboard a luxury cruise ship was busted.

Besides, the court also sent two co-accused Munmun Dhamecha and Arbaaz Merchant, who were arrested along with Aryan, to the custody of Narcotics Control Bureau till October 7.
After several hours of arguments between the NCB lawyers and the advocates of the three accused, the court rejected the latter's plea for bail and sent the three to the agency's custody for another 3 days.