Sameer Wankhede, Wife Kranti Get Threats Amid Aryan Khan Case Probe

Former NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede, who is under investigation for allegedly seeking Rs 25 crore as a bribe for not framing Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on-cruise case said he and his wife Kranti Redkar have been receiving threats for the last four days.

"My wife Kranti Redkar and I have been receiving threats for the last 4 days and obscene messages coming on social media. I will write to the Mumbai Police Commissioner today about it and demand special security," Sameer Wankhede told news agency ANI.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Sameer Wankhede and three others for allegedly seeking Rs 25 crore as a bribe for not framing Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the Mumbai drugs-on-cruise case.

In its FIR, the probe agency claimed that Sameer Wankhede allowed people who were actually in possession of drugs and the supplier as well to go.

'Arbaaz Merchant had confessed possession of Charas to NCB but he was allowed to go,' the CBI said.

CBI claimed that Gosavi, an independent witness, was allowed to handle the accused violating the rules.

Aryan Khan, who was formally arrested by the NCB on 3 October 2021, was granted bail by the Bombay High Court on 28 October 2021 for lack of evidence.

"I am getting rewarded for being a patriot, yesterday 18 CBI officials raided my residence and searched it for more than 12 hours while my wife and children were present in the house. They found Rs 23,000 and four property papers. These assets were acquired before I joined the service," Wankhede was quoted by ANI.