Guwahati: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has pointed out irregularities and “suspicious behaviour” on the part of seven to eight agency officers in the investigation of the Cordelia cruise drugs case, in which well-known Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was arrested last year.
The NCB Vigilance team looking into the Aryan Khan case turned in its report on the probe on Tuesday at the Delhi headquarters, noting that “several inadequacies in the investigation were uncovered.”
It is important to note that Sameer Wankhede led the Mumbai NCB during the investigation into the Aryan case, and the NCB has raised concerns about anomalies and “suspicious behaviour” on the part of seven to eight agency officers. The report highlighted that Aryan khan was “deliberately targeted.”
“The investigation team of NCB has found the role of 7 to 8 NCB officers suspicious in this case. The Vigilance team of NCP found in its investigation that the Aryan Khan case was not investigated properly as Aryan Khan was deliberately targeted and why it was done is not yet known,” the NCB report said.
In addition to Aryan Khan’s case, flaws were discovered in the investigations of other instances, and the Vigilance team reported on all of these to the Delhi Headquarters.
In its report, the vigilance team also suggested taking legal action against the personnel assigned to the Mumbai NCB unit, including the zonal director by name.
The NCB has 65 people’s statements on file.
However, the Central Government ordered the proper authority to take action against the former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official Sameer Wankhede in May for his sloppy investigation into the cruise drug bust case involving Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan.
The Center’s move came shortly after the NCB cleared Aryan Khan and five other people, citing a lack of evidence as their justification for not filing any charges.
According to information obtained, the government has requested that Sameer Wankhede be subjected to suitable punishment for his inadequate probe into the Aryan Khan drug haul case.
When the NCB SIT cleared Aryan Khan, the Centre had ordered a departmental investigation into Wankhede’s “shoddy” investigation.
As a result of Sameer Wankhede’s inadequate investigation into the drug bust involving Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, the Central Government ordered the competent authority to take necessary action against him in May.
The NCB cleared Aryan Khan and five other people and did not file any charges against them due to a lack of evidence, prompting the Center to take action.
According to information obtained, the government has requested that Sameer Wankhede, a former NCB official, be subjected to suitable punishment for his sloppy investigation into the Aryan Khan drug haul case.
When the NCB SIT cleared Aryan Khan, the Centre had ordered a departmental investigation into Wankhede’s “shoddy” investigation.
Following raids in Mumbai by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Aryan was arrested on October 2 of last year. The Bombay High Court granted him bail 25 days after his arrest.
The Bombay High Court granted bail to Munmun Dhamecha, Arbaaz Merchant, and Aryan Khan on October 28, 2021.
On May 27, the NCB submitted a 6,000-page chargesheet against 14 suspects in the cruise drug bust case, leaving out the names of five other people including Aryan Khan, who had already been arrested.
The NCB has filed a complaint against every one of the 14 people charged in the case, with the exception of Aryan and five others.
On October 2, 2021, at around midnight an NCB squad discovered an alleged drug party taking place on board the Cordelia Cruise ship while it was sailing toward Goa. Twenty people were arrested by eight individuals, including Aryan Khan and additional suspects Munmun Dhamecha and Arbaaz Merchant.