Maharashtra : Sameer Wankhede removed from investigation of Aryan Khan drugs case, NCB officer reacted
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede has been dropped from the investigation of Aryan Khan drugs case, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Now the new team will investigate the Mumbai cruise drugs case. It is being told that this has been done after allegations of recovery were made against Sameer Wankhede. At the same time, the statement of Sameer Wankhede has also come on this.
After the removal of Sameer Wankhede from the Mumbai cruise drugs case, a team of Delhi NCB is reaching Mumbai tomorrow i.e. on Saturday. This team will investigate 6 cases of Mumbai zone including Aryan Khan case and 5 other cases.
A team of Delhi NCB is arriving in Mumbai tomorrow after the decision that 6 cases of Mumbai zone, including Aryan Khan's case and 5 other cases, will now be investigated by them.
— ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2021
According to the tweet of news agency ANI, NCB South Western Deputy DG Mutha Ashok Jain said, a total of 6 cases of our zone will now be investigated by the NCB teams of Delhi, which includes Aryan Khan’s case and 5 other cases. This was an administrative decision.
Mumbai | Total 6 cases of our zone will now be investigated by Delhi teams (of NCB), including Aryan Khan's case and 5 other cases. It was an administrative decision: Mutha Ashok Jain, Deputy DG, South-Western Region, NCB
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— ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2021
Sameer Wankhede told ANI, ‘I have not been dropped from the investigation. My writ petition in the court was that the investigation of the case should be done by some central agency. Therefore, the SIT of Delhi NCB is investigating the Aryan case and Sameer Khan case. This is a coordination between the NCB teams of Delhi and Mumbai.
I've not been removed from investigation. It was my writ petition in court that the matter be probed by a central agency. So Aryan case & Sameer Khan case are being probed by Delhi NCB's SIT. It's a coordination b/w NCB teams of Delhi & Mumbai:NCB Zonal Dir Sameer Wankhede to ANI pic.twitter.com/Hf7ZrjwVex
— ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2021
It is worth noting that Sameer Wankhede along with the NCB team had raided a cruise in Mumbai on October 2. During this, many others including Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha were caught by Sameer Wankhede. Later all were arrested. However, many have come out on bail.
