Sameer Wankhede, the former anti-drugs officer who arrested Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in 2021, today used alleged chats with the Bollywood megastar in his defence, citing his purported description of him as an "upright officer". The Bombay High Court granted a reprieve to the former Narcotics Control Bureau officer and stayed his arrest till June 8, but also reprimanded Sameer Wankhede for the leak of the alleged WhatsApp chats between him and Shah Rukh Khan.