IRS officer denies seeking Rs 25 crore bribe from SRK to spare son
Former NCB Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede told the Bombay High Court on March 19 that he never demanded or accepted a ₹25-crore bribe from Shah Rukh Khan regarding his daughter's arrest for drug possession in February, directly contradicting earlier allegations.
Key Points
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1Former NCB Mumbai director Sameer Wankhe denied seeking or accepting Rs 25 crore from Shah Rukhan to spare his son in a drugs case.
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2Wanke appeared before Bombay High Court on March 13, rejecting bribery allegations related the arrest of Aryan Khan following an investigation into cruise drug charges.
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Sameer Wankhede denies he sought Rs 25 crore to let his son off
— [Mar 24] Sameer Wankhede denies he sought Rs 25 crore to let Aryan Khan off in drugs case (Indiatoday.in)'Neither Demanded Nor Accepted Bribe From SRK': Former NCB officer tells Bombay High Court that no bribe was taken
— [Mar 23] 'Never demanded nor accepted a bribe from Shah Rukh Khan' - Sameer Wankhe (Freepressjournal.in)'No demand, No Bribery', former Mumbai NCB zonal director tells Bombay High Court that he never sought or took any money
— [Mar 23] Never demanded nor accepted a bribe from Shah Rukh Khan - Sameer Wankhe (Timesofindia.indiatimes.com)'Neither Demanded Nor Accepted Bribe From SRK': Former NCB officer tells Bombay High Court that no money was taken
— [Mar 23] 'Never demanded nor accepted a bribe from Shah Rukh Khan' - Sameer Wankhe (Thehindu)'No demand, No bribery', former Mumbai zonal director of NCB told the Bombay High Court that he never sought or took any money
— [Mar 23] Never demanded nor accepted a bribe from Shah Rukh Khan - Sameer Wankhe (Publish.tribuneindia.com)Former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede denied allegations of demanding or accepting a Rs 25 crore bribe for actor Aryan Khan's release from custody during an October 2019 cruise investigation. While his counsel claimed another person was responsible and the CBI did not directly attribute payment to him, judges emphasized that no chargesheet has been filed yet because sufficient material evidence remains unproven in court so far.
Former Sameer Wankhede told the Bombay High Court that he neither demanded nor accepted an alleged Rs. 18 crore bribe from Shah Rukh Khan to spare his son Aryan Khan in a cruise drugs case, arguing there is no evidence for these allegations and questioning their legality based on how authorities obtained them during May's raid by CBI agents led under the Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar bench who heard Wankhedeâs petition seeking quash of FIR registered against him.
Sameer Wankhede told Bombay High Court on Monday he neither demanded nor accepted any bribe from Shah Rukhr Khan regarding his son Aryan's arrest in the Cordelia cruise drugs case. His defense argued there is no material evidence to substantiate CBI allegations of a Rs 25 crore demand, while noting that NCB actions and subsequent arrests were conducted according to law before Wankhede was booked for corruption by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Former Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede told the Bombay High Court that he never took a bribe from Shah Rukhan to spare his son Aryan Khan, despite CBI charges alleging ₹25 crore demanded for such leniency. His counsel argued there is no evidence supporting these corruption and bribery allegations while noting an independent witness previously claimed Wankhede did demand the money in 2019-24
Former Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede told a Bombay High Court bench that he never demanded or took bribes from actor Shah Rukhr Khan regarding his son Aryan's arrest in 2021. While CBI charges allege an Rs 25 crore bribe was sought to spare the accused, defense counsel argued there is no evidence supporting these claims of corruption and extortion against Wankhede for quashing a registered FIR filed by him earlier this year.