A five-member team from the vigilance section of NCB from Delhi to interrogate zonal director Sameer Wankhede after being accused of bribery by a witness
A five-member team from the vigilance section of the Narcotics Control Bureau headed by Deputy Director General Gyaneshwar Singh, was scheduled to leave for Mumbai from Delhi around 9 am and reach the Maharashtra capital around 11 am. After a witness accused Wankhede of asking for a Rs 25 crore bribe through another witness as a cost for releasing Aryan Khan. The team was formed to probe an inquiry into the allegations that were slammed on the NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede.
Sameer Wankhede is also facing a series of allegations from Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik that range from extortion to illegal phone tapping to cornering quota meant for Scheduled Castes through forged documents. Officials of Mumbai NCB have submitted a detailed report to the Director General of NCB on the allegations against the probe agency. Tweeting a letter with 26 allegations, Mr Malik has been insistent that the officer be investigated.
Earlier on Tuesday, the drugs control agency's Deputy Director General Mutha Ashok Jain said they will take necessary action in the matter. The NCB Deputy Director General Gyaneshwar Singh has said, “I am supervising the inquiry on the allegations against Sameer Wankhede.” On asked if Wankhede will remain on the post, Singh said, “It is premature to comment. We have just started the inquiry.”
As per reports the vigilance team will interrogate many people including Sameer Wankhede and another name that has come to notice due to recent events is Puja Dadlani, SRK’s manager. They will also be questioning Prabhakar Sail and many other team members. In addition to the DDG, four more officers who at the level of zonal director and superintendent have been included in the team. The team will call them in one by one to their camp office and question and record their statements.
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