Sameer Wankhede, Who Was Blamed For 'Shoddy' Probe In Aryan Khan Case Transferred To Chennai
Sameer Wankhede drew flak and made headlines during his tenure as Mumbai NCB zonal director for his probe into the alleged drug case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
Following a shoddy investigation into the Aryan Khan drugs case, officer Sameer Wankhede has now been transferred to Chennai.
Wankhede had headed the Narcotics Control Bureau in Mumbai when the NCB arrested several people, including superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan, in the controversial drugs-on-cruise case last year.
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An official confirmed that Wankhede was transferred to the DG Taxpayer Service Directorate in Chennai.
The NCB, which recently filed a charge sheet in the drugs-on-cruise case, gave a clean chit to Aryan Khan, while an SIT set up by the anti-drug agency claimed the probe led by Wankhede had 'lapses.'
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After his tenure at the NCB, the 2008-batch IRS officer was shifted to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Mumbai earlier this year.
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The official said Wankhede would likely take up his Chennai posting on June 10th.
Sameer Wankhede drew flak and made headlines during his tenure as Mumbai NCB zonal director for his probe into the alleged drug case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
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On 27th May, Shah Rukh Khan¡¯s son Aryan Khan was cleared of all charges in the drugs on a cruise case for which he spent 26 days in judicial custody. Khan was arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) from a cruise ship off the Mumbai Coast in October 2021.
(With PTI inputs)
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