Maharashtra Minister's Reply To Defamation Case By Sameer Wankhede Father

Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik said in his affidavit that none of the statements made by him was incorrect

Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik today told the Bombay High Court that the defamation suit filed against him by Dhyandev Wankhede, father of NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede, was only an attempt to cover-up the "illegalities" committed by the IRS officer and claimed none of his statements against them was false.

Mr Malik submitted an affidavit in the high court in response to the defamation suit filed by Dhyandev Wankhede, seeking damages to the tune of Rs 1.25 crore and also an order restraining the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader from making any false or incorrect statements against the Wankhede family that would defame or harm their reputation.

The minister, in his affidavit, however, said none of the statements made by him was incorrect and that the evidence produced by him has, in fact, helped the government machinery take corrective steps against Sameer Wankhede, who had been handling some high-profile drugs case till recently, including the one in which Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan is an accused.

"Sameer Wankhede is facing vigilance inquiry and the Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has transferred a total of six cases from its Mumbai unit headed by zonal director Sameer Wankhede to its unit in Delhi," the affidavit said.