Bollywood superstar's son gets bail in drugs case

An Indian court on Thursday granted bail to Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s son in a high-profile drug case.  

Aryan Khan, 23, and seven others were detained on Oct. 3 when India's narcotics agents raided a party and seized drugs on a luxury cruise ship off the Mumbai coast. India’s narcotics agency says it has evidence in the form of WhatsApp messages that Khan was involved in illicit drug dealings.

His lawyer told that the agency did not find any drugs on Khan at the time of his arrest and allegations that he was in contact with drug dealers were untrue.

The case has been dominating media headlines for weeks and has divided social media in India, with fans of the actor demanding Khan’s release while others calling for a boycott of his father’s films. Shah Rukh Khan has made no official statement but many Bollywood stars have come to his side.