Aryan Khan case: DY NCB DG couldn't have been part of team against Sameer Wankhede, says Tribunal

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in their order have reportedly stated that NCB Deputy Director General Gyaneshwar Singh could not have been part of the special enquiry team (SET) set up to probe alleged procedural lapses by former Zonal Director of NCB Sameer Wankhede as he was the one who gave instructions to him in the investigation of the Cordelia cruise drugs case involving Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan. The CAT, however, took note of the contention of the NCB that the SET report was preliminary in nature and that an independent decision would be taken by the Union government and NCB regarding action to be taken against Wankhede. A division bench of justices was hearing Wankhede's petition seeking to quash a case of extortion and bribery registered against him by the CBI as per the findings of the SET headed by Gyaneshwar Singh. As per the case, Wankhede and four others had demanded Rs 25 crore bribe from actor Shah Rukh Khan for not framing his son Aryan following the alleged seizure of drugs from Cordelia cruise ship in 2021. Wankhede denied these allegations and approached the CAT and recently the Bombay High Court to quash the CBI case against him stating that Gyaneshwar Singh was ‘acting as judge of his own cause and conduct’ as he was his reporting boss during the case in question. As for the Cordelia cruise drugs, Aryan Khan spent nearly a month in jail before being granted bail. Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan is gearing up for the release of his next film ‘Jawan’.

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