Aryan Khan vows to ‘work for poor, shun wrong path’ during counselling in prison

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan assured Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials during counselling that he would work for the welfare of the poor and never do anything that would besmirch his name in the future, an official said on Saturday.

Aryan (23) is currently lodged in Arthur Road prison after he was arrested by the NCB following alleged drug seizure from a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast on 2 October.

During counselling by officials including NCB’s zonal director Sameer Wankhede and social workers, Aryan said after his release, he will work for “social and financial uplift of the poor and downtrodden” and never do anything which could bring him publicity for the wrong reasons, said an agency official.

“He said `I will do something that will make you proud of me’,” the official added.

After the arrest, Aryan along with seven other accused, including two women arrested, by the NCB underwent a counselling session.

A special court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases would pass order on Aryan’s bail plea on 20 October .