Former Mumbai NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede has moved the Bombay High Court to problem the Enforcement Directorate’s money laundering case in opposition to him. ED had registered a case in opposition to Wankhende after taking cognisance of a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR in an alleged Rs. 25 crore bribe demand from Shah Rukh Khan in the Aryan Khan case when the younger star child was arrested in a drug bust cruise case in 2021.
Sameer Wankhede moves Bombay High Court to quash ED’s money laundering case after being accused of Rs. 25-crore bribe from Shah Rukh Khan in Aryan Khan’s case
According to Bar and Bench, Advocate Karan Lalit Jain has filed a petition on behalf of Sameer Wankhede looking for to quash the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Wankhede additionally seeks safety from arrest till the petition undergoes a remaining listening to. The matter is slated for a listening to on February 15 earlier than a division bench comprising Justices PD Naik and NR Borkar.
For unversed, Aryan Khan was arrested in an alleged drug, initiated by Mumbai’s NCB unit in October 2021. The star child was granted bail on October 28, 2021, and subsequently given a clear chit on May 27, 2022.
However, the CBI filed an FIR in opposition to Wankhede, accusing him of bribery, corruption, and conspiracy. In his response, he filed a petition to quash the FIR. In May 2023, the High Court granted Wankhede interim safety, albeit with circumstances, notably limiting his communication concerning the case.
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