THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Mumbai, Feb 10: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a money laundering case against Sameer Wankhede, the former zonal director of Mumbai’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
Sameer Wankhede stated on Saturday that he has complete faith in the legal system.
The Enforcement Directorate has launched an investigation based on a CBI First Information Report (FIR), which claims that Sameer Wankhede demanded a bribe of Rs 25 crore from the family of superstar Shah Rukh Khan in exchange for sparing his son in the cruise drug case.
Matter in subjudice
It surprised Wankhede that the CBI FIR, which is presently being contested in the Bombay High Court, served as the basis for the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Since the matter is still before the court, he declined to comment further and stated he would respond appropriately in court when the time came.
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“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,” Sameer Wankhede stated.
Officials said on Saturday that Sameer Wankhede, the former zonal head of Mumbai’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has been booked with money laundering by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Three other NCB officers summoned
Apart from Wankhede, three more officers from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have been called in for questioning as part of the continuing probe.
“ED registered a case against former Mumbai NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede. ED has now started an investigation into the money laundering case against Sameer Wankhede. ED has also summoned three NCB officers for questioning,” the ED stated.
