On Friday, the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a corruption complaint against former NCB agent Sameer Wankhede, who was responsible for the two-year-old arrest of Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in a drug case.
Wankhede has been charged with violating the IPC's Sections 388 (extortion by menace) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy), as well as Sections 7, 7A, and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Three public employees, including Sameer Wankhede, are the targets of the investigation, and raids have been conducted at more than 30 places in Delhi, Mumbai, Ranchi, Lucknow, Guwahati, and Chennai.
In exchange for avoiding implicating Aryan Khan in the cocaine bust, Wankhede and others allegedly requested a bribe of Rs 25 crore.
Wankhede, an Indian Revenue Service officer, was the subject of the case after the CBI conducted a preliminary investigation based on a vigilance report. It was discovered throughout the diligence investigation that Sameer Wankhede accumulated wealth through corruption.
Aryan Khan and other people were detained by a squad led by Wankhede in a raid on the Cordelia cruise ship at the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal in October 2021.
The case was initially filed with accusations of drug possession, use, and trafficking. Due to "lack of sufficient evidence," Aryan Khan, who had served 22 days in prison, was awarded a clean bill of health by NCB in May 2022.
A separate vigilance investigation was carried out as a result of claims of sleaziness made against the NCB squad and Wankhede. Later, Wankhede was moved to Chennai's DG Taxpayer Service Directorate.
