THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Mumbai, March 1: In relation to a money laundering case, the Bombay High Court on Friday extended the stay of arrest granted to former Mumbai Zonal Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede till March 27.
The court has adjourned the case until March 27th.
ED seeks time for ECIR response
The adjournment came about because the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) requested additional time to submit a brief response regarding Sameer Wankhede’s petition contesting the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) filed against him by the ED.
ECIR serves as the official submission of a complaint made by the ED.
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Wankhede has taken his challenge against the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) to the Bombay High Court, where he aims to invalidate the case brought against him by the ED.
Additionally, the Bombay High Court has scheduled a hearing for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case against Wankhede for the same day.
The Solicitor General would personally appear before the court on that date, the court was informed.
ED filed case on Feb 10
Earlier on February 10, The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a money laundering case against Sameer Wankhede.
The Enforcement Directorate 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 Aryan Khan in the cruise drug case.
