Sameer Wankhedes eventful NCB stint to end on December 31
Mumbai Dec 17 PTI The tenure of IRS officer Sameer Wankhede with the Narcotics Control Bureau NCB which was marked by controversy would end on December 31 official sources said on FridayWankhede a 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service officer was on deputation to the NCB since September 2020 and is currently Mumbai zonal director of the anti-drugs agencyHe was earlier posted with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence DRIAs zonal director of NCB Wankhede was involved in action against the drug syndicates allegedly involving Bollywood celebrities in the aftermath of actor Sushant Singh Rajputs death by suicideIn October this year a team led by Wankhede allegedly recovered drugs during a raid on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and arrested actor Shah Rukh Khans son Aryan along with othersBut subsequently questions were raised about the credentials of independent witnesses used by the NCB during the raid and it was also alleged that there was an attempt to extort money from Shah Rukh Khan by NCB officialsMaharashtra minister Nawab Malik targeted Wankhede alleging that he was born a Muslim but got his job in the Scheduled Castes quota by obtaining a bogus caste certificateWankhede denied the allegation and his father filed a defamation suit against Malik an NCP leaderIt is not yet clear where he would be posted after his NCB deputation ends sources said PTI DC KRK KRK
Mumbai Dec 17 PTI The tenure of IRS officer Sameer Wankhede with the Narcotics Control Bureau NCB which was marked by controversy would end on December 31 official sources said on FridayWankhede a 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service officer was on deputation to the NCB since September 2020 and is currently Mumbai zonal director of the anti-drugs agencyHe was earlier posted with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence DRIAs zonal director of NCB Wankhede was involved in action against the drug syndicates allegedly involving Bollywood celebrities in the aftermath of actor Sushant Singh Rajputs death by suicideIn October this year a team led by Wankhede allegedly recovered drugs during a raid on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and arrested actor Shah Rukh Khans son Aryan along with othersBut subsequently questions were raised about the credentials of independent witnesses used by the NCB during the raid and it was also alleged that there was an attempt to extort money from Shah Rukh Khan by NCB officialsMaharashtra minister Nawab Malik targeted Wankhede alleging that he was born a Muslim but got his job in the Scheduled Castes quota by obtaining a bogus caste certificateWankhede denied the allegation and his father filed a defamation suit against Malik an NCP leaderIt is not yet clear where he would be posted after his NCB deputation ends sources said PTI DC KRK KRK
