Reports Say Sameer Wankhede "Illegally" Owns Bar In Vashi, Got Licence As A Minor

Reports emerged on Thursday that the Narcotics Control Bureau¡¯s zonal director Sameer Wankhede had a bar and restaurant licence in his name in Vashi, Navi Mumbai. A similar allegation has been levelled against Wankhede by Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Friday.

As per HT report, Malik said he and his family indulged in several irregularities, not just forging a caste certificate being a 'Muslim'.

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Bar operating since 1997

While the Bombay high court will pass an order on November 22 on the plea filed by Sameer Wankhede's father seeking an injunction against minister Nawab Malik, the minister addressed a press conference on Friday and released documents which showed there is a bar and restaurant registered in the name of Sameer Wankhede, operating since 1997.

Malik claimed that Sameer Wankhede's father Dnyandev Wankhede who was with the excise department got the licence in Sameer Wankhede's name in 1997. "In 1997, Sameer Wankhede was not even an adult. He was 17 years old and getting a bar licence at that time in illegal," the minister claimed.

Nawab Malika shared a photo of Sadguru Restaurant Bar on Twitter with the caption, ¡°This is a forgery center of Sameer Dawood Wankhede.¡±

Sameer Dawood Wankhede ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ?????? pic.twitter.com/IUR2LtMeWZ

¡ª Nawab Malik ???? ??? ???? ???? (@nawabmalikncp) November 19, 2021

"Nothing illegal about it"

However, Wankhede told the Times of India that the license has been in his name since he joined the Indian Revenue Service (IRS). The legal rights regarding this license have been given to Sameer¡¯s father.

¡°There is nothing illegal about it. I have been referring to these bars and restaurants in my annual real estate since 2006 when I joined the service. I have also mentioned this license in the account of assets. I have mentioned all the earnings from this industry in the income tax return documents, ¡±said Wankhede.

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'Three allegations for which he will lose his job'

There are three allegations against Wankhede for which he will lose his job, Nawab Malik said. "First allegation is extortion in the case of Aryan Khan. Second is forging a caste certificate for a government job and third is running a bar and concealing the information," the minister said adding that the permit of the bar has been renewed every year and Wankhede has shown the income to the government as rent while a bar, under his name, is functioning on full swing.

Nawab Malik said his party will pursue the case and unmask the "illegal" activities the Wankhede family has been doing. In a tweet, Nawab Malik also said he will be travelling to Dubai.

"I will be back in India on the 24th of November 2021. Requesting all government agencies to keep an eye on me and track my movement," the minister tweeted.

Hello Everyone, this is to inform you that I am traveling to Dubai after taking all required permissions from our Central and State Governments
I will be back in India on the 24th of November 2021.
Requesting all government agencies to keep an eye on me and track my movement

¡ª Nawab Malik ???? ??? ???? ???? (@nawabmalikncp) November 19, 2021

Earlier, Nawab Malik claimed Wankhede had gone to Dubai and extorted money, which Wankhede denied and said he never went to Dubai. It is not yet known whether Nawab Malik's Twitter announcement has something to do with Sameer Wankhede.

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