Sameer Wankhede counters Nawab Malik, says fake notes allegations baseless
Sameer Wankhede countered Nawab Mallik’s allegations that counterfeit notes worth face value of over Rs. 14 crore were seized during a raid in 2017
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Mumbai, November 10: Sameer Wankhede, the Narcotics Control Bureau’s Mumbai zonal director, countered Maharashtra minister Nawab Mallik’s allegations that the counterfeit notes worth face value of over Rs. 14 crore were seized during a raid in 2017.
His response came soon after Malik addressed a press conference, stating that he was fighting against a man who is framing innocent people in fake cases, but Fadnavis was trying to defend him. The NCP leader said, “He is not only diverting my issue, but also trying to defend one officer.”
Wankhede said the face value of the seized counterfeit notes was about ₹10 lakh and not ₹14.56 crore as claimed by the senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader. Also, three persons were arrested in the case. Officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had approached the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the case, but the NIA turned it down, said the NCB officer further.
Wankhede was quoted saying, “Nawab Malik's allegations are baseless. Face value of counterfeit notes seized in 2017 was around Rs.10 lakh not around 14 crores. Three persons were arrested in the matter. At that time, the DRI had approached the NIA to probe the matter, but the NIA did not take over the case.”
His response came soon after Malik addressed a press conference, stating that he was fighting against a man who is framing innocent people in fake cases, but Fadnavis was trying to defend him. The NCP leader said, “He is not only diverting my issue, but also trying to defend one officer.”
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Malik levelled many serious allegations against Wankhede ever since NCB raided a Goa-bound cruise and arrested Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, in the case. Among other charges, the NCP leader has said Wankhede was involved in an extortion attempt in the case. He also claimed that he had also fraudulently used the caste card to get his job.
A probe is underway against these extortion allegations, and a team from NCB’s Delhi unit has taken over 6 cases, including one in which Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan is an accused.