Amid allegations against NCB official Wankhede, his wife seeks support from Maha CM

Mumbai | Thursday | 28th October, 2021

Summary:

Mumbai, Oct 28 (PTI) Kranti Redkar Wankhede, wife of NCB"s Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede, wrote a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday, seeking justice in the wake of the "attack on her family and her personal life".

She posted the letter on her Twitter handle and tagged it to the Maharashtra CMO.

Sameer Wankhede is in the eye of a political storm following allegations of extortion in the high-profile cruise drugs case in which actor Shah Rukh Khan"s son Aryan Khan was arrested.

The officer is facing the departmental vigilance probe.

State minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik had levelled a string of allegations against the NCB official, including illegal phone tapping.

He had also alleged Sameer Wankhede was born as a Muslim, but forged documents, including a caste certificate, to show that he belonged to the Hindu SC category to get a job under quota after clearing the UPSC examination.