Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede has alleged that he and his family have been receiving death threats in the name of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. Wankhede was booked by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged bribery probe in the drugs-on-cruise case involving Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan. He told the Mumbai police that he was receiving death threats from a fake Twitter account in the name of Dawood Ibrahim, ANI reported. He also told the police who would be responsible if he or his family were attacked.
After receiving the threat, Wankhede informed senior officers of Mumbai Police, as per ANI. Investigation into the claims is underway.
The CBI booked Wankhede for allegedly demanding Rs 25 crore as a bribe for not framing Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) booked Wankhede and others for alleged criminal conspiracy (120-B IPC), and threat of extortion (388 IPC) besides provisions pertaining to bribery under the Prevention of Corruption Act on a complaint from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
Earlier, it was alleged that Wankhede violated the conduct rules by producing conversations he had with actor Shah Rukh Khan over Aryan Khan’s arrest in the drugs-on-cruise case.
“Sameer Wankhade giving chats in the court is against the conduct rules of NCB. How an investigating officer can have such chats with the family of the accused?” ANI reported sources in the NCB as saying who further claimed that Wankhede did not provide the phone through which he was chatting with Shahrukh Khan and along with this he also tried to scare a senior official of NCB when he took over the case.
Wankhede had approached the Bombay High Court against the CBI action against him, from where he was granted protection from arrest till May 22.
The High Court extends relief to Sameer Wankhede till June 8.
