In 2001 actor Fardeen Khan was arrested on the charges of attempting to buy and possession of cocaine. On Tuesday, after ten years, a sessions court in Mumbai charged actor Fardeen Khan only for attempting to buy cocaine and dropped the charge of possessing over two grams of the drug that carried a maximum punishment of 10 years in jail. The offence with which Fardeen has been charged now carries a maximum punishment of six months’ imprisonment and fine up to Rs.10,000 or both.
“I have been charged only with attempting to buy cocaine. Charges pertaining to possession of cocaine have been dropped,” the actor told reporters outside the court. “This is something we have been appealing to the court for the last 10 years. I am extremely happy about how things are going,” he added. The actor’s lawyer Ayaz Khan added that Special Judge Govind Sanap adjourned the hearing in the...
“I have been charged only with attempting to buy cocaine. Charges pertaining to possession of cocaine have been dropped,” the actor told reporters outside the court. “This is something we have been appealing to the court for the last 10 years. I am extremely happy about how things are going,” he added. The actor’s lawyer Ayaz Khan added that Special Judge Govind Sanap adjourned the hearing in the...
- 10/6/2011
- by Charla Manohar
- Bollyspice
A court Tuesday found actor Fardeen Khan guilty of attempting to buy cocaine in 2001 but dropped charges that he had over two grams of the drug. Yet the actor could face six months imprisonment. The sentence will be pronounced Nov 2. Fardeen, however, appeared pleased with the ruling. .I have been charged only with attempting to buy cocaine. Charges pertaining to possession of cocaine have been dropped,. he told reporters outside the court. .This is something we have been appealing for 10 years. I am extremely happy,. said the actor-son of the late Feroz Khan. Aged 37, Fardeen took to acting in 1998 and has starred in over 20 movies including .Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya. and .No Entry.. The Narcotics Control Bureau (Ncb) arrested Fardeen in Juhu here May 5, 2001 on charges of possessing cocaine. Nasir Shaikh, who allegedly sold him the drug, and Tony Gomes, who allegedly supplied it to Shaikh, were also arrested. Charged...
- 10/4/2011
- Filmicafe
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