Enforcement Directorate (ED) had filed a money laundering case against former Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCR) director Sameer Wankhede, from the Mumbai zonal. The complaint was registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Now, Sameer has reacted to the charges by ED and stated that he will give an appropriate reply in the court itself.
The complaint was filed by ED after taking into consideration the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) notice. The legal document stated that Sameer allegedly took a bribe of Rs 25 crore from Shah Rukh Khan to spare his son from the drug case, as reported by PTI on Saturday.
Talking to ETimes, Wankhede stated, “ED had registered the said ECIR in 2023. It is surprising that this ECIR is based on the CBI FIR, which is already under question before the Bombay HC. Since the matter is subjudice, I don’t intend to comment anything further. I will give the appropriate reply in the court at the appropriate time. I reiterate that I have full faith in the Indian Judiciary. Satyamev Jayate.”
According to a report by PTI, ED has filed charges under PMLA against Wankhede. Some former NCB officials have also been summoned by the respective authorities. Sameer Wankhede is an Indian Revenue Service officer for the Customs and Indirect Taxes sector. He has appealed to the Bombay HC, seeking protection for any violent action from the money laundering case.
A complaint was registered against Wankhede by the ED last year as he was allegedly involved in taking a bride from Shah Rukh Khan for Rs 25 crore. Aryan Khan, was arrested for the drugs on cruise case on the 2nd of October, 2021.
A year after the case was registered, NCB filed a charge sheet against 14 accused while Aryan Khan was set free. However, the case took an interesting turn when an independent witness gave a statement saying Rs 25 crore bride had been demanded by the NCB’s officials to set Aryan free.
NCB then took the matters vigilantly and investigated this crucial piece of information. After conducting a crackdown against Sameer, NCB handed over vital contents from their investigation to CBI and a complaint was registered against him for the same.
