SRINAGAR: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti spoke out on Monday in favour of filmstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son, Aryan Khan, who had been caught by the Narcotics Control Bureau, saying in a tweet that Aryan was being targeted by central agencies because of his surname.
"Instead of making an example out of a Union minister’s son accused of killing four farmers, central agencies are after a 23-year-old simply because his surname happens to be Khan. Travesty of justice that Muslims are targeted to satiate the sadistic wishes of BJP’s core vote bank," Mehbooba tweeted.
Aryan Khan was caught by the NCB during a drug bust on board a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai on October 2. He has been denied bail by a local court and lodged in Mumbai’s Arthur Road jail till October 13.
A Delhi-based lawyer filed a complaint with the Delhi police soon after Mehbooba’s tweet seeking the registration of an FIR against her for allegedly "attempting to create enmity between communities". The complaint alleged that her statement was an "inciting statement that intends to create hatred and unrest among communities".
