Aryan Khan Mumbai Cruise drug case: Sameer Wankhede accused of asking for bribe from Shah Rukh Khan

Aryan Khan Mumbai Cruise drug case: Sameer Wankhede accused of asking for bribe from Shah Rukh Khan

The Aryan Khan Mumbai cruise drug case is gain making headlines.

Sameer Wankhede the officer in charge of the Aryan Khan Mumbai cruise drug bust has been reportedly accused of asking bribe of around twenty five crores from Aryan Khan’s family.

Aryan Khan is the son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan aka SRK.

Aryan Khan has been cleared of all charges of possession and consumption of drugs, now the investigation led by Sameer Wankhede is under scanner for charges of alleged corruption and extortion.

According to reports Sameer Wankhede is among the five people named in a complaint filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India's leading investigation agency.

 

The CBI said that Mr Wankhede had allegedly allowed his aides to threaten Aryan Khan's family, saying he would be framed in a drugs case unless they paid the amount.

It must be recalled that Aryan Khan along with Arbaaz Merchantt and Munmun Dhamecha where arrested by NCB in connection with the Mumbai Cruise drug bust case.

There are also reports of alleged pressure tactics applied by Sameer Wankhede on Munmun Dhamecha a model.

Sameer Wankhede has reportedly refused to comment saying that matter is under investigation.

The Aryan Khan drug case

Mr Wankhede was one of the three officers who led the October 2021 raid on a cruise in which the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) claimed to have seized drugs from Aryan Khan and 19 others, and arrested them.

Aryan Khan was taken off a cruise ship that was on its way from Mumbai - the city where his family live - to Goa.

The NCB said Aryan Khan and the others were detained under laws "related to possession, consumption and sale of illegal substances".

The case made headlines in India and globally. Aryan Khan spent nearly three weeks in jail and was later released on bail.

 

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