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Trouble mounts for NCB's Sameer Wankhede, Mumbai lawyer seeks registration of FIR against the officer under extortion charges

Updated : Oct 26, 2021, 12:27 IST

Ever since the arrest of Shah Rukh Khan's elder son Aryan Khan's arrest in the drug case, NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede has been making headlines. However, trouble continues to mount for Wankhede as in the latest development, a lawyer has now levelled allegations of extortion against him. A tweet by a news agency states, 'Sudha Dwivedi, a lawyer has filed a police complaint to register FIR against NCB Mumbai's Sameer Wankhede and four others alleging ‘extortion by threat of accusation of an offence'. Earlier, Parbhakar Sail, an independent witness in the drug case involving Aryan Khan in an interview revealed that he was made to sign a blank panchnama by the Narcotics Control Bureau in the Mumbai cruise drugs case. However, NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede categorically denied all the allegations leveled against him by Prabhakar Sail, who claims to be KP Gosavi's bodyguard. Later, explaining their stands in the allegations levelled by Prabhakar Sail, both NCB and Sameer Wankhede submitted affidavits before the special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court on October 25. Meanwhile, in the affidavits, NCB and Wankhede sought the court to pass an order saying that no court should take cognisance of the affidavit prepared by the independent witness, Prabhakar Sail. NCB also sought the court to pass appropriate orders to ensure there is no tampering with the evidence or investigation in the case. However, a special judge disposed of the affidavits, saying such blanket orders cannot be passed as the court said, 'Considering the nature of the relief claimed in the applications (affidavits), no such blanket orders can be passed. It is for the concerned court or authority to pass appropriate order at the relevant stage.' The court also added that the matter was sub judice before the Bombay High Court which is scheduled to hear Aryan and his co-accused' bail pleas on October 26. The court said, 'Therefore, no such orders can be passed by the court as prayed. Hence, the applications are disposed of. On the other hand, NCB has ordered a vigilance inquiry into cruise drugs 'extortion' affidavit involving Sameer Wankhede.

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