Prabhakar Sail, a key witness of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the drug case against Aryan Khan, died of a heart attack at his residence in Mumbai on Friday, 1 April, according to reports.
"Prabhakar Sail, 37, died of a heart attack at his house in Mahul (Chembur) on Friday evening," a police official told news agency PTI.
The official said that Sail was taken to the civic-run Rajawadi Hospital in Mumbai's Ghatkopar, where he was declared 'brought dead'.
The news was also confirmed by his lawyer Tushar Khandar, who said that Sail's family members do not suspect any foul play.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil has announced that the state Director General of Police (DGP) will be probing Sail's death, reported NDTV.
Sail became a witness in the case based on a conversation he overheard, according to which, a payoff of Rs 25 crore was discussed between KP Gosavi – a witness whose selfie with Aryan Khan went viral after the cruise raid – and one Sam D'Souza.
Sail had accused Gosavi of saying that Rs 8 crore out of the total amount were to be given to then NCB chief Sameer Wankhede, who was investigating the case.
In an explosive allegation, Sail, who was Gosavi's bodyguard, claimed that the latter met Khan's manager Pooja Dadlani and struck a deal of Rs 50 Lakh for Aryan Khan's release.
Aryan Khan was arrested on 3 October 2021 in connection with Mumbai drugs cruise case. The Bombay High Court granted him bail on 28 October, stating that he cannot leave the country without permission and must inform the investigating officer before leaving Mumbai.
(With inputs from NDTV.)
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