Anti-Medicine Officer Fends Off WhatsApp Chat Fee Through Maharashtra Minister

Mumbai:

NCB officer Sameer Wankhede – investigating the Aryan Khan drug case – has hit again at Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik after feedback about his pricey garments – “shirts value Rs 50,000” and allegations of a WhatsApp chat hyperlink between his sister (a attorney) and a now-jailed drug smuggler.

Mr Wankhede stated a drug peddler had approached his sister, Yasmeen Wankhede, for felony illustration, however used to be advised that she didn’t deal with circumstances beneath the NDPS, or the Narcotic Medicine and Psychotropic Elements Act. The NCB officer slammed Mr Malik for making “false allegations”.

“A (drug) peddler, Salman, approached my sister… however she does not take NDPS circumstances, so she despatched him again. Salman attempted to entice us by way of a intermediary. He used to be arrested and is in prison. False allegations being levelled by means of sharing his WhatsApp chat,” Mr Wankhede used to be quoted by means of information company ANI.

Previous as of late Nationalist Congress Party chief Mr Malik, who has been relentless in his assaults on Sameer Wankhede and the NCB’s dealing with of the drugs-on-cruise case, shared WhatsApp chats between Ms Wankhede and an unidentified telephone quantity.

The chats indicated Ms Wankhede had shared her trade card and administrative center location.

“I’m sharing a WhatsApp chat with you,” Mr Malik advised newshounds, “In those chats ‘woman don’ Yasmeen Wankhede is speaking to an individual arrested over capsules. She is sharing her visiting card and deal with. Why is the sister of the NCB officer speaking with a drug accused? This can be a personal military’s sport… the ‘woman don’ could also be connected with this subject and a ‘restoration’ used to be being achieved.”

Mr Wankhede clarified that the accused in query – who he stated used to be a drug-smuggling intermediary – had previous additionally given a false criticism to Mumbai Police and that the criticism have been closed.

“The intermediary attempted to entice us… had given a false criticism previous this 12 months to Mumbai Police. However not anything got here out of it. After that peddlers like Salman had been used to entice my circle of relatives. Such makes an attempt are occurring… the drug mafia is in the back of this,” the anti-drugs officer stated.

At the subject of his “pricey garments”, Mr Wankhede stated the claims had been rumours.

“So far as my pricey garments are involved, it is only a hearsay. He (Mr Malik) does no longer have wisdom about this… he must to find out extra,” he stated.

Mr Malik had claimed that Mr Wankhede may well be noticed dressed in footwear value Rs 2 lakh, shirts and t-shirts that price greater than Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000, respectively, and Rs 20 lakh+ watches.

“If that is the residing of a decent officer, we would like it occurs within the nation,” Mr Malik declared.

Sameer Wankhede is the lead investigator within the drugs-on-cruise case, over which Bollywood famous person Shah Rukh Khan’s son, Aryan Khan, and a number of other others were arrested.

Mr Wankhede, alternatively, is dealing with an inside inquiry after an company witness – Prabhakar Sail – made allegations of a Rs eight crore payoff (a part of a Rs 18 crore deal) involving the NCB officer.

Mr Wankhede has denied all such fees, together with that of extortion of Bollywood personalities right through a discuss with to the Maldives.

Aryan Khan – whom the NCB has labelled ‘accused no. 1’ – used to be launched on bail Sunday after spending over 20 days in prison. Bail used to be given by means of the Bombay Prime Court docket.

Paradoxically, the case towards Aryan Khan and the 2 different major accused – Arbaaz Service provider and Munmun Dhamecha, each additionally given bail – rests on alleged WhatsApp chats between them.

Aryan Khan used to be arrested October three however no capsules had been discovered on him.