Sameer Wankhede and others accused of serious irregularities in Mumbai cruise case
The HinduFormer Narcotics Control Bureau Mumbai zone director Sameer Wankhede and two other officials have been accused of serious irregularities owing to which an “independent witness” in the cruise ship case had allegedly conspired with others to extort ₹25 crore from the family of Aryan Khan, according to the First Information Report registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation. In its complaint, the NCB has alleged that on receipt of information about the consumption and possession of drugs by various persons on the Cordelia Cruise ship on October 2, 2021, Mr. Wankhede and the then superintendent Vishwa Vijay Singh had formed a team for conducting search and seizure operation at the entry gate of the International Terminal Building of the Mumbai Port Trust and the Cordelia Cruise. According to the FIR, all this allowed Mr. Gosavi and his aide Sanvile D’ Souza among others to enter into the conspiracy to extort ₹25 crore from the family members of Mr. Aryan on the threat of getting him framed for possession of drugs. The NCB alleged that as per the findings of its vigilance branch, Mr. Wankhede had not properly explained his foreign visits and had apparently misdeclared the expenditure on his foreign travels.