Congress leader claims Aryan Khan's case was of 'kidnapping, ransom'

In a shocking turn of events, Congress minister Nawab Malik accused BJP leader Mohit Kamboj of being the mastermind behind the arrest of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan in connection with the Mumbai cruise drug bust case. The NCP leader called the Aryan case a "matter of kidnapping and ransom", reported The Hindu. 

Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Malik claimed, "Aryan Khan didn't purchase the ticket for the cruise party. It was Pratik Gaba and Amir Furniturewala who brought him there. It's a matter of kidnappings and ransom. Mohit Kamboj is the mastermind and partner of Sameer Wankhede in demanding ransom."

The Maharashtra minister also claimed that Shah Rukh was threatened from day one, adding that the Bollywood superstar is still being asked not to speak since his manager, Pooja Dadlani’s, the name came up in allegations of extortion in the cruise drug burst case. He appealed to the actor to come forward and speak, saying, “Giving ransom if your son is kidnapped is not a crime.”

Malik further claimed that Kamboj is close to NCB officer Sameer Wankhede and that he met with the latter at a cemetery on the night of October 7. The minister referred to his press conference after the drug bust in October where he had alleged that the NCB had let off three individuals - Rishabh Sachdeva, Pratik Gaba and Amir Furniturewala - after detaining them from the Mumbai cruise party.

The Congress leader said that Rishabh Sachdeva is the brother-in-law of Kamboj, adding that the “entire (cruise drug bust) story lies in the letting off of these three people, including Rishabh Sachdeva”. He further added, “I'm not fighting against NCB, I'm not fighting against the BJP. I'm fighting against what is wrong. Peddlers are doing business and innocents are being framed."

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