Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant sent to Arthur Road; Munmun to Byculla Women’s Jail

Aryan Khan being shifted to Arthur Road Jail on Friday. Pic/ Pallav Paliwal

A day after they were sent to judicial custody, Aryan Khan, son of megastar Shah Rukh Khan, and seven co-accused in the rave party raids, were sent to the Arthur Road Central Jail, here on Friday afternoon.

"Aryan has been kept in quarantine barrack Circle number 01. His RT-PCR report is negative but as per prison manual and Covid-19 protocols he will be staying in a quarantine center for a week before they shift him inside other barracks. He has been given food, blankets and pillow as per prison manual," Arthur Road Jail Superintendent Nitin Vaichan told mid-day.

The two women accused - Munmun Dhamecha and Nupur Sarika - were sent to the Byculla Women's Jail, and the others - Arbaaz Merchant, Vikrant Chhoker, Ismeet Singh, Mohak Jaswal, and Gomit Chopra were sent to the ARCJ, along with Aryan Khan.

Since their arrest on October 3 - a day after their detention following the rave party raid aboard the Cordelia Cruise ship - they were kept for six nights in the NCB lockup in the central agency's custody, in south Mumbai till they were sent to judicial custody on Thursday by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate R. M. Nerlikar.

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They will remain in the respective jails till they are granted bail, even as their lawyers and the Narcotics Control Bureau advocates were engaged in a fierce legal battle over this.

This morning, all the eight accused youngsters underwent a medical test at the Sir J.J. Hospital, before they were taken to the jails by the NCB under tight security.

(With inputs from Faizan Khan)