SRK’s son Aryan Khan kept in “after” barrack in quarantine at Arthur Road Jail

MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan who was refused bail by a Magistrate’s Court in Mumbai has been kept at Barrack No 3 at the Arthur Road Jail, which is also known as “after”. It’s known as “after”, because undertrials and convicts who are brought to the jail after 6 pm are usually kept there. He could also be kept in Barrack No 1 depending on the discretion of the Jail Superintendent, the crowding factor and presence of other underworld gangsters in the jail.

As per jail rules, the jail is locked down at 6 pm everyday, 6 days a week and inmates cannot leave their individual cells or barracks after 6 pm. On Sundays It’s locked down at 2 pm. The jail barracks and circles are opened only at 6.30 am the next morning after ginthi or counting of the number of inmates. Between 7 am to 6 pm, inmates are allowed to visit the canteen, godown, or in-house doctor or even the jail office, besides use the general bathing sections or attend court hearings physically or via videoconferencing.

According to NCB officials Khan was denied bail and will be spending the weekend in prison. He was sent to judicial custody by the Magistrate’s court yesterday, but was kept in the NCB office for a night on a special request by his lawyer. Aryan Khan was allegedly supplied drugs by one of the other men arrested in the cruise ship drug bust, the anti-drugs Federal agency said in court yesterday as it argued against the 23-year-old being given bail on the grounds that there were other accused too and if one accused was granted bail, then the others could also claim for bail as a matter of right on the condition of parity or equality as the FIR or case is the same.

On Monday, he was denied bail after his sensational arrest that rocked the nation and was sent to the custody of anti-drugs agency Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) till yesterday by a Mumbai local court.

Mumbai Central Prison, popularly known as Arthur Road Jail, was built in 1926, and is Mumbai’s largest and oldest prison. It houses most of the city’s prisoners. It was declared a Central Jail in 1972. Although its name was changed to Mumbai Central Prison it is still popularly known as Arthur Road Jail. The jail occupies 2 acres (0.81 ha) of land.

Arthur Road Jail has housed several high profile inmates including actor Sanjay Dutt, ex-Star TV CEO Peter Mukerjea, stock broker Ketan Parikh, stock broker Harshad Mehta also referred to as the Big Bull and an ex-Bombay High Court Judge. Among gangsters, the known ones who spent time at Arthur Road Jail include Mustafa Dossa, Abu Salem, D K Rao, Telgi stamp paper scam accused, and Arun Gawli to name a few.

The jail is located near Jacob Circle or Saat Rasta, between the Mahalaxmi railway station and Chinchpokli railway station and the Jacob Circle monorail station in the southern part of the city.