CBI questions Sameer Wankhede for more than 5 hours in cruise drug bust bribery case
The Hindu
The Central agency booked Mr. Wankhede and four others on May 11 for alleged criminal conspiracy and threat of extortion, besides under provisions pertaining to bribery under the Prevention of Corruption Act on a complaint by the NCB.
The CBI on May 20 quizzed former Mumbai NCB chief Sameer Wankhede for more than five hours in a case in which he is accused of demanding a ₹25 crore bribe from superstar Shah Rukh Khan for not implicating his son Aryan in the Cordelia cruise 'drug bust' case, an official said.
Mr. Wankhede reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) around 10.15 a.m.
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Talking to media persons while entering the agency office, Mr. Wankhede just said Satyamev Jayate (truth alone triumphs). He didn't speak to media persons while leaving the office.
The Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer was given a lunch break for around 30 minutes at around 2 p.m. He returned to the CBI office and joined the investigation. He left for the day at around 4:30 p.m., the official said.
It was his first appearance before the agency after the case was registered against him, the official said.
The CBI had summoned the former Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director for questioning on Thursday in connection with the case, but he did not appear that day.
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