Cruise ship drug bust case: NCB opposes discharge application of accused Munmun Dhamecha

The Narcotics Control Bureau on Thursday opposed the discharge application filed by Munmun Dhamecha an accused in the Cordelia cruise ship drug bust case saying there is evidence to show she was a consumer of drugsDhamecha was arrested with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khans son Aryan Khan and others in October 2021 after the cruise ship was raided by NCB off the coast of MumbaiWhile Dhamecha and other accused are currently out on bail the probe agency has dropped its case against Aryan KhanDhamecha through her lawyer Kaashif Khan has moved a discharged plea claiming the case is filed with malicious intentions and an ulterior motive to harass and implicate the accusedThe accused claimed the NCBs chargesheet clearly asserted the raiding team seized the alleged contraband from the desk present in the cabin roomThus the same was not found in the possession of the person or luggage of the applicant Dhamecha her plea addedHowever the NCBs written reply said Dhamecha in her own statement dated October 3 2021 stated she had purchased 5 grams of charas from Goa for her own consumptionBesides she had accepted that when NCB officials went to search the cabin she threw the packet of charas from her pocket Thus she had accepted that drugs found from the room they were lodged in belonged to her the NCB response saidThe NCBs reply further stated that during the forensic examination of the mobile phone of the applicant suspicious chatsaudio notes were found in which she is helping her friend in procuring drugs in Goa which confirms she is connected to persons involved in sale of drugsThe NCB said there was evidence to show she was a consumer of the drugIn her discharge plea Dhamecha had pleaded parity with the case of Shahrukh Khans son Aryan Khan who was given a clean chit by the SIT set up the NCBHowever the probe agency said No complaint was filed against Aryan Khan as no evidence was found that could prove his involvement with the recovered 6 grams of charas from the possession of Arbaaz Merchant another accused in the caseThe probe agency also filed its response to the discharge plea of coaccused Achit KumarThe hearing in the matter has been adjourned to September 11This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever