Mumbai Jan 21 PTI Maharashtra Congress general secretary Sachin Sawant on Friday said the CBI probe into actor Sushant Singh Rajput has been a hoax and a disgrace to the renowned institutionTaking to Twitter Sawant said that at least 534 days after the CBI took charge and 474 days since the AIIMS ruled out murder in the case of Rajputs death the investigation has been a hoax and disgrace to the renowned institutionThe Congress leader took to social media to pay tribute to the actor on his birth anniversary Tribute to a talented actor SushantSinghRajput on his birth anniversary His unfortunate death was horribly misused by Modi govt BJP for cheap electoral gains in Bihar Cheap stunt to defame destabilise MVA govt Sawant said534 days of CBI took charge 474 days since the AIIMS ruled out murder CBI which shows extraordinary efficiency in investigating matters related to opposition leaders continues to drag its feet on the SSR case This investigation has been a hoax disgrace to this renowned institution he tweetedThe 34-year-old actor was found dead in his apartment in Bandra on June 14 2020 Starting with the Mumbai Police Enforcement Directorate ED Central Bureau of Investigation CBI and Narcotics Control Bureau NCB were brought in to investigate various angles in the actors death PTI PR ARU ARU

New Delhi Oct 26 PTI Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday stressed that there is a need to make the film industry drug-free but said drug addicts must not be put in jail and there must be a change in this lawPossession of drugs is a criminal offence in India and Section 27 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act prescribes imprisonment of up to a year or a fine of up to Rs 20000 or both for consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance Shah Rukh Khans son Aryan Khan was recently arrested under this sectionSpeaking to reporters the Union minister of state for social justice there is a provision to put drug addicts behind bars but not alcoholicsOur ministry says that we should try to make a drug addict drug mukt That is why we have come out with a circular that people should not take drugs but if one does take drugs then putting them in jail is not right and there must be a change in this law he saidCurrently the law says that there must be a compulsory jail term for these people whatever quantity it is inSo action is taken against both the drug addict and drug smuggler The NCB has taken action against many since actor Sushant Singh Rajputs death There is a need to change the atmosphere of the film industry and there is a need to make drug mukt film industry and most drugs are sold in film industry and artists get addicted so there is a need for action against them too he saidThe social justice and empowerment ministry had recently suggested decriminalising possession of small quantities of drugs for personal consumption in its recommendations submitted to the Revenue Department over review of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS ActThe ministry suggested that the compulsory treatment in government centres must be given to those caught with small quantities for personal consumption instead of a jail term an official saidAryan Khan was arrested in a case of alleged seizure of narcotic drugs from a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast earlier this month PTI UZM ZMN

Mumbai Oct 24 PTI A video shared on Sunday by an independent witness in the cruise drugs case purportedly shows absconding witness K P Gosavi recording an audio of Aryan Khan son of actor Shah Rukh Khan at the NCB office here in which hotelier Kunal Jani who was earlier arrested in a separate drugs case was also briefly seen Prabhakar Sail the independent witness shared the video to media persons The video that showed Jani who is the director of a prominent restaurant in Bandra here at the NCBs office triggered speculations that he had some connection in the raid conducted by the anti-drugs agency on the cruise ship earlier this month that led to the alleged seizure of drugs and arrest of Aryan Khan and others However sources in the Narcotics Control Bureau NCB said that Jani was arrested by the agency in a separate drugs case and he was present at its office when Aryan Khan was brought there as his Janis statement was also being recorded Jani was arrested by the NCB on September 30 in connection with a drug case wherein Agisilaos Demetriades brother of actor Arjun Rampals partner is also an accused Demetriades was accused of running a drug syndicate Jani got out on bail on October 10 NCB sources said that Janis name first appeared in the case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajputs death The Enforcement Directorate ED officials found a chat group of Jani and Rhea Chakraborty where drugs were being discussed Actor Shilpa Shettys husband Raj Kundra is a partner in Janis hotel Kundra is an accused in a pornographic films case who got out on bail last month Sail on Sunday also claimed that Rs 25 crore was demanded by an official of the Narcotics Control Bureau NCB and other persons including Gosavi to let off Aryan Khan arrested in the case Sail told media persons that he had overheard Gosavi telling one Sam DSouza over the phone after Aryan Khan was brought to the NCB office after the October 3 raid about a demand of Rs 25 crore and to settle at Rs 18 crore as they have to give Rs eight crore to Sameer Wankhede the zonal director of the NCB However the NCB has denied the allegations PTI ZA NP NP