City
Epaper

"Will continue to cooperate in investigation": Sameer Wankhede after CBI questioning

By ANI | Published: May 21, 2023 6:07 PM

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 : Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede was questioned by the ...

Open in App

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 : Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the alleged bribery in the drugs-on-cruise case concerning Aryan Khan.

Wankhede was questioned for the second consecutive day on Sunday in connection with the case.

After coming out of the NCB office, Wankhede said that he will continue to cooperate in the investigation.

"I am fully cooperating with the CBI and will continue to do it. I answered whatever I was asked by CBI," Wankhede told ANI.

Wankhede has been booked by the CBI for allegedly demanding Rs 25 crore as a bribe for not framing Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case.

The agency said that the deal was closed for Rs 18 crore adding that assets to Wankhede were not proportionate to his known sources of income.

Earlier, the NCB sources said that Wankhede violated the conduct rules by producing conversations he had with actor Shah Rukh Khan over Aryan Khan's arrest in the drugs-on-cruise case.

"Sameer Wankhade giving chats in the court is against the conduct rules of NCB. How an investigating officer can have such chats with the family of the accused?" sources in the NCB said.

The sources added, "Sameer Wankhede did not inform his superiors about these chats then or placed them on record. Neither he told the vigilance team who were investigating his misconduct about these chats".

The NCB sources further claimed that Wankhede did not provide the phone through which he was chatting with Shahrukh Khan and along with this he also tried to scare a senior official of NCB when he took over the case.

Wankhede had approached the Bombay High Court against the CBI action against him, from where he was granted protection from arrest till May 22. The next hearing in the matter is on May 22.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: Former narcotics control bureauNCBSameer wankhedeAryan KhanindiamumbaiDisney IndiaMumbai SattaT20 Mumbai LeagueMumbai IndiansMumbai LeagueAll India Majlis E Ittehadul MuslimeenCommunist Party Of India MarxistIndia Today
Open in App

Related Stories

MaharashtraBomb Threat Alert: Pune, Mumbai, Satara, Kolhapur, Solapur, and Sangli Railway Stations on High Alert After Unidentified Man Threatens To Blow Them Up With RDX

MumbaiMumbai Hoarding Collapse: Cab Driver Recounts Miraculous Escape And Unpredictable Future After Ghatkopar Billboard Tragedy

MumbaiMumbai Hoarding Collapse: Timely Redressal of Ghatkopar Man’s Complaint May Have Averted Tragedy

MumbaiMumbai: Traffic Snarls and Tree Uprooting Reported Across the City After Rain and Dust Storm

MumbaiGhatkopar Hoarding Collapse: BMC To Take Down Remaining Billboards on GRP Land at Chheda Nagar

National Realted Stories

NationalRajasthan DGP vows strict action against cops in uniform uploading videos on 'non-police issues'

NationalBJP chief Nadda pays homage to Sushil Modi, attends last rites

NationalNow Congress joins 'Odia Asmita' and 'Odia language' debate in Odisha

NationalTelangana's final polling figure 65.67 per cent, higher than 2019 but lower than 2023 state polls

NationalBJP changes candidate for Soro Assembly seat in Odisha