Aryan Khan Drugs Case: NCB started Inquiry Against Sameer Wankhede Over ‘Extortion’ Allegations

According to the leading daily, the Narcotics Control Bureau's vigilance section director DDG NR Gyaneshwar Singh would launch an investigation into claims of 'extortion' made by an independent witness in the Mumbai cruise narcotics case. 

The testimonies of NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede and others would be recorded by the vigilance chief. According to the leading daly, he would also examine the information presented by the independent witness, Prabhakar Sail, and then write a detailed report and send it to the NCB DG.

"A report from DDG SWR was received by our DG, and he has marked an inquiry to vigilance division," Gyaneshwar Singh, DDG NCB, said. The investigation will be handled properly by the Chief Vigilance Officer... The investigation has just just began; it is inappropriate to remark about any officer."

NCB also said that tomorrow, a three-member NCB team will travel from Delhi to Mumbai to investigate the accusations made against Sameer Wankhede by Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik.The team will comprise DDG NCB Gyaneshwar Singh and 2 inspector level officers.

Sail, one of the case's witnesses, made shocking claims earlier today, claiming that federal anti-narcotics officials forced him to sign around 10 blank papers and that he overheard a phone conversation about extortion of Rs 25 crore from Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, whose son, Aryan Khan, is one of the accused in the case. Aryan is being detained at the Arthur Road Jail.

Sail, who served as K P Gosavi's bodyguard, stated that he overheard a phone discussion regarding a demand of Rs 25 crore and that the ultimate settlement should be Rs 18 crore since they had to "pay Rs eight crore to (Sameer) Wankhede." According to Sail, the Bollywood actor's son has been embroiled in the case, and he has an affidavit to back up his statements.