Aryan Khan receives money from dad Shah Rukh Khan for canteen expenses in jail

Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's son Aryan Khan who was arrested in a drug-related case earlier in October and is currently lodged in Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail, on Friday, spoke to his parents via video conferencing, jail officials said. 

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court order states that all accused or prisoners who are logged in the jail can talk to their family members twice a week via video call. 

The official said, "Aryan was on the call for 10 minutes with his parents, and a jail official was present with him during the call." 

In addition to the video call, jail officials confirmed that Aryan, on October 11, had also received a money order of Rs 4,500 by his father Shah Rukh, which is meant for his expenses in the jail canteen.

As per the rules of the jail, a prisoner can receive a money order of Rs 4,500 maximum for their expenses inside the jail. 

There are a total of 3,200 prisoners in the Arthur Road jail. As per the guidelines of the jail amid the pandemic, people are not allowed to visit the inmates. They can only speak to them over the phone. Inmates are allowed 10 minutes to talk to their family members. The jail has a total of 11 phones. The family members of prisoners who have a video call facility are given 10 minutes on video call otherwise a voice call is dialed. 

Aryan and five other accused, who were arrested by Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) in connection with the drug raid case, were shifted to the common cell of Arthur Road Jail after their COVID-19 report came negative. They were earlier lodged at the quarantine barrack of the Arthur Road Jail here.

(With ANI inputs)