Watch | Aryan Khan Bail: Can WhatsApp Chats Be Used as Evidence?
In this video, The Wire's Sumedha Pal explains if WhatsApp chats can be considered as evidence in a court of law.
Sumedha Pal
Nov 01 2021
Bollywood actor Sharukh Khan's son Aaryan Khan being taken to court after he was arrested in connection with a drugs case, in Mumbai, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. Photo: PTI/Shashank Parade
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After three weeks, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan was granted bail in the cruise ship drugs case.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) throughout the case kept reiterating that Khan was part of a conspiracy and was a regular consumer of drugs. The agency used his WhatsApp chats to create grounds for this claim.
In this video, The Wire's Sumedha Pal explains if WhatsApp chats can be considered as evidence in a court of law. She speaks to lawyer Tahini Bhushan and Tanmay Singh from the Internet Freedom Foundation about the issue.
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