Blast From The Past: Sameer Wankhede Had Halted Shah Rukh Khan In 2011 At The Airport Charging Him Rs 1.5 Lakh – Know Why

Looks like this isn’t the first encounter of Sameer Wankhede and Shah Rukh Khan. They have a history which we will walk you through. This news has surfaced on the internet and everyone is beyond shocked. Some even are speculating that this could be an old grudge given a chance to walk to life.

This story is from 2011 when Sameer Wankhede was at the time assistant commissioner of customs stationed at the airport. After Shah Rukh landed in the city with his family after a trip to Holland and London, Wankhede stopped and questioned him for allegedly not declaring foreign goods that attracted duty.

Shah Rukh, who had at least 20 bags, was questioned for several hours, and his luggage was checked by Wankhede’s team for possible evasion of duty. Shah Rukh Khan and his family were ultimately allowed to leave. They had to subsequently pay Rs 1.5 lakh in customs duty. As Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Wankhede had detained several other celebrities, including actors Anushka Sharma, Minissha Lamba and singer Mika Singh for alleged misdeclaration of goods.

This included mostly jewellery and foreign currency. Actress Anushka Sharma was stopped in July 2011 for allegedly carrying undeclared diamond jewellery worth Rs 40 lakh while returning back from Toronto. Singer Mika Singh was detained at the airport by Sameer Wankhede in 2013 for allegedly carrying foreign currency beyond the limit prescribed under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede is currently handling Aryan Khan’s case. An extortion case was also filed against him and the nation went hap hazard to know the next part. Sameer has handled quite a few Bollywood celebrities and their cases really well.

(Also Read: Aryan Khan Arrest Case: Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Questions The Court’s Decision Of Not Granting Bail To Shah Rukh Khan’s Son)

Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan’s latest bail hearing has taken place today and we’re all ears to understand what’s the next decision of the court regarding the case.