Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan’s bail plea was rejected on Wednesday (20) by the Mumbai Special NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) court. On Thursday (21), the actor visited Arthur Road jail in Mumbai to meet his son.
News agency ANI tweeted the video of the actor entering the jail premises and wrote, “#WATCH Actor Shah Rukh Khan reaches Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail to meet son Aryan who is lodged at the jail, in connection with drugs on cruise ship case #Mumbai.”
They further tweeted, “Mumbai | According to new COVID19 guidelines, starting from today, relatives and advocates can meet prisoners and under trial inmates inside the Arthur Road Jail premises.”
After the bail plea got rejected by the Mumbai Special NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances), Khan filed the bail application in Bombay High Court, and the hearing of the same will take place on 26th October.
Aryan was arrested on October 3 following a raid on the Goa-bound cruise ship. He was in the NCB’s custody for a few days and was later sent to judicial custody.
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The FBU is planning to introduce new internal policies and wants the TUC to take action as well. (Representational image: iStock)
FBU chief raises concern over rise in racist online posts by union members
THE FIRE Brigades Union (FBU) and other trade unions are increasingly concerned about a rise in racist and bigoted online comments by their own members and officials, according to Steve Wright, the FBU’s new general secretary, speaking to the Guardian.
Wright said internal inquiries have revealed dozens of cases involving members using racist slurs or stereotypes, often aimed at asylum seekers.
He said similar issues were reported in other unions, prompting a joint campaign to counter false narratives around immigration and race promoted by far-right groups online.
“People with far-right views are becoming more brazen in what they do on social media, and I’ve witnessed it with my own union around disciplinary cases and the rhetoric of some of our own members,” Wright said to the newspaper.
He added, “Some of our members and sometimes our reps have openly made comments which are racist and bigoted. In my time in the fire service, that has gone up.”
The FBU is planning to introduce new internal policies and wants the TUC to take action as well. A formal statement addressing far-right narratives will be launched at the union’s annual conference in Blackpool next month.
Wright cited the influence of social media and figures like Donald Trump and Nigel Farage as factors contributing to these incidents. “It feels like an itch that we’ve got to scratch,” he said.
The FBU barred a former official last year for allegedly endorsing racist content on X, including posts from Britain First and Tommy Robinson.
Wright also warned that the union could strike if the government moves to cut frontline fire services.