New Delhi, Could 12 (PTI) The CBI on Friday performed searches on the premises of former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede after submitting an FIR in opposition to him and 4 others for allegedly in search of Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan within the drugs-on-cruise case, officers mentioned. Aryan Khan was arrested in an alleged drug bust case on the Cordelia cruise ship on October 2, 2021, they mentioned. The NCB, which had filed a charge-sheet within the drugs-on-cruise case, gave a clear chit to Aryan Khan, whereas an SIT arrange by the anti-drugs company claimed the probe led by Wankhede had lapses.
They mentioned the searches had been unfold throughout 29 places throughout Mumbai, Delhi, Ranchi and Kanpur. It’s alleged that IRS officer Wankhede and others had allegedly demanded Rs 25 crore bribe for not framing Aryan Khan within the alleged drug bust, they mentioned.
The CBI obtained info that Rs 50 lakh was allegedly collected by the officer and his confederate as advance, the officers mentioned. Wankhede, who headed the Narcotics Management Bureau in Mumbai on the time of Aryan Khan’s arrest, was transferred to the Directorate Basic of Taxpayer Providers in Chennai in Could final 12 months.
