The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a corruption case against five persons, including former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer Sameer Wankhede, for seeking a bribe of Rs 25 crore from the owners of Cordelia ship from which actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was arrested in an alleged drug case.
Sources in the CBI said they have registered an FIR and are conducting raids in 29 locations, including Delhi, Mumbai, Ranchi and Kanpur. Wankhede, an IRS officer, was the head of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai zone during the Cordelia cruise drug bust case. He led a team of officers, including Vishwa Vijay Singh, to raid the Cordelia ship off the Mumbai coast on the night of October 2, 2021.
In the raid, the NCB claimed to have seized 13 grams of cocaine, five grams of mephedrone, 21 grams of marijuana, 22 pills of MDMA (ecstasy) and Rs 1.33 lakh in cash, following which they arrested 17 persons, including Aryan Khan. Wankhede was accused of doing “shoddy investigation” in the case.
Aryan Khan was eventually released on bailby the Bombay High Court on October 28. Eventually, another NCB team that investigated the matter did not chargesheet him in the case, citing insufficient evidence.
Shah Rukh Khan’s Old Tweet Goes Viral After Raids Against NCB Officials By CBI
Shah Rukh Khan’s old tweet has gone viral after raids against NCB officials by CBI. The tweet, which was posted earlier, reads, “There’s a new restaurant called Karma,. there is no menu. You get what you deserve.” This tweet has resurfaced after an NCB officer linked to the raid on Shah Rukh Khan’s son, Aryan Khan, was sacked over another case. Aryan Khan was arrested in connection with the Cordelia drugs case in 2021, which led to a lot of support from his fans on social media.
CBI Investigation Takes Turn Against Corrupt Officers In Aryan Khan Case
Last week, the NCB terminated the services of its superintendent Vishwa Vijay Singh who was a member of the team that raided the Cordelia cruise and arrested Aryan Khan. According to NCB officials, Singh was terminated in connection with another case in which he was placed under suspension in April 2022 and an inquiry was ordered. After taking into consideration the inquiry report’s findings, Singh was dismissed, officials said.
Singh also led a team of officers to Shah Rukh Khan’s residence Mannat in connection with the probe. Later, facing allegations of irregularities in the raid on the ship, including using panchas (witnesses) with prior crime record, a vigilance inquiry was ordered against the NCB’s Mumbai team that was completed in November 2022. Based on the inquiry, departmental action was ordered against seven officers, whose identities were not revealed.
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