Aryan Khan walks out of prison after 22 days

Mumbai, October 30

Arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on October 3, Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, was released on bail on Saturday after spending 22 days in jail.

Aryan walked out of the Arthur Road prison at 11 am and got into a waiting car. Ahead of his release, the police deployed more cops and raised barricades outside the prison as a precautionary measure to control a crowd of fans. Prison officials collected Aryan’s release order from the bail letter box, which was opened at 5.30 am.

The Bombay High Court had on Thursday granted bail to Aryan as well as co-accused Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha. Later, Shah Rukh Khan’s actor-friend Juhi Chawla submitted a surety of Rs 1 lakh for Aryan before a special court designated to

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