Aryan Khan drugs case | Witness claims pay-off to NCB official

In a twist within the Aryan Khan drug racket case, a witness has alleged that he was made to signal on clean papers by the Narcotics Management Bureau (NCB) authorities and that he reportedly overheard of an alleged pay-off of ₹8 crore to the NCB’s Mumbai zonal director, Sameer Wankhede. Nonetheless, the NCB has refuted all of the allegations.

These revelations have been made in a notarised affidavit by one Prabhakar Raghoji Sail (40), who claimed that he had labored as a bodyguard for Ok.P. Gosavi, allegedly the ‘non-public investigator’ whose selfie with Aryan Khan, son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, went viral after the younger Khan was reportedly taken into the NCB custody after the drug bust on October 2.

Mr. Sail’s video during which he recounted his revelations made within the affidavit went viral on Sunday.

Within the affidavit, Mr. Sail claimed that Mr. Wankhede had instructed a member of his employees “to take his signature on 10 clean papers” on the intervening evening of October 3-4 (a day after the alleged cruise drug bust on October 2).

The witness mentioned that after this, he allegedly overheard Mr. Gosavi talking with a sure Sam D’Souza and inform the latter: “You set a ‘bomb’ of ₹25 crore, let’s accept ₹18 crore and provides ₹8 crore to Sameer Wankhede.”

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Mr. Sail claimed that he has seen Pooja Dadlani (Mr. Shah Rukh Khan’s supervisor) speaking with Mr. Gosavi and Mr. D’Souza and later he was instructed by Mr. Gosavi to go to a selected location to gather ₹50 lakh money, which was delivered to him in two luggage. He then handed over the identical to Mr. Gosavi on the latter’s dwelling in Vashi.

Mr. Sail recounted that he was later directed by Mr. Gosavi handy over the luggage to Mr. D’Souza, and that the latter had known as him [Mr. Sail] close to a five-star resort because the rendezvous level. Mr. Sail handed over the luggage to Mr. D’Souza and claimed in his affidavit that when the latter counted, it amounted to ₹38 lakh.

The witness mentioned he feared a menace to his life as Mr. Gosavi had allegedly gone lacking.

“I worry that NCB officers and different individuals concerned might kill or abduct me like Gosavi. As seen in large instances, witnesses are sometimes killed or taken away and subsequently I need to state the reality.” Mr. Sail mentioned in his affidavit.

NCB points discover

The NCB launched a discover stating that Mr. Wankhede had refuted all of Mr. Sail’s allegations.

“An affidavit by Mr. Prabhakar Sail, a witness in crime quantity 94/2021 of MUMBAI ZONAL UNIT of NCB has come to my discover by way of social media. Within the mentioned affidavit, Mr. Prabhakar has given particulars about his actions and actions on 2nd of October 2021, the day above crime was registered. As he’s a witness within the case and because the case is earlier than the honourable courtroom and sub-judice, he must submit his prayer to the honourable courtroom quite than by way of social media if he has something to say. As well as, there are specific vigilance associated allegations towards sure individuals within the affidavit that are based mostly on overhearing by Mr. Prabhakar. Our zonal director, Mumbai Zonal Unit, Mr. Sameer Wankhede has categorically denied these allegations,” reads the NCB discover.

Raut calls for probe

Dubbing Mr. Sail’s allegations stunning, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut alleged that there was a concerted try to defame Maharashtra utilizing the Central businesses and that the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi Authorities should conduct a suo motu probe into your complete affair.

Mr. Raut, the Sena’s chief spokesperson, shared a purported video detailing Aryan apparently in the NCB custody with Mr. Gosavi, whereas tweeting: “Witness in Aryan Khan case made to signal on clean paper by NCB is stunning. Additionally there are stories that there was demand of big cash. CM Uddhav Thackeray mentioned that these instances are made two defame Maharashtra. Police ought to take suo motu cognizance.”

Within the video, Aryan could be seen with Mr. Gosavi, saying one thing into what seems to be Mr. Gosavi’s cellphone.

“After the unlucky dying of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the NCB has been all of the sudden very energetic in Mumbai and treating town akin to Pakistan and Afghanistan the place medicine are discovered and grown in abundance. There’s a concerted try by the company to defame Mumbai’s cinema trade which is the satisfaction of town … it seems that some events are attempting to take the movie trade away from Mumbai,” mentioned the Sena chief, in a thinly veiled rebuke on the BJP.

Mr. Raut mentioned instances of a extremely suspicious nature have been being lodged towards the Bollywood fraternity and that whoever questioned the doubtful nature of investigations have been being dubbed ‘model ambassadors of Pakistan’.

Mr. Raut mentioned (NCP chief) Nawab Malik, who was a accountable individual, was being focused (by the BJP) simply because “he was a Muslim”.

“For the previous couple of days, Mr. Malik, with concrete proof, has been persistently elevating questions towards the NCB’s investigations … Proof is rising towards the NCB’s probe and the doubtful character of the authorities ‘probing’ these instances. Mr. Malik’s allegations towards the NCB aren’t mere pictures in the dead of night. In actual fact, your complete State Cupboard should have stood behind him. Chief Minister Thackeray had mentioned earlier that some folks have taken kickbacks to defame Maharashtra. This has now been proved,” Mr. Raut mentioned, commenting on Mr. Sail’s alleged ‘expose’ of the NCB.

Mr. Raut urged a judiciary probe into the matter to search out out beneath whose stress the NCB was working to “defame Maharashtra”.

Focusing on the BJP-ruled Centre, the Sena MP mentioned the State Authorities was not afraid of its “misuse” of the Central businesses.

‘Very critical’

In the meantime, commenting on Mr. Sail’s video and his confessions, Mr. Malik mentioned: “That is very critical. I’ve been persistently saying that Sameer Wankhede has been lodging false instances and creating an environment of worry in Bollywood. The Chief Minister and the State Dwelling Minister should take cognisance and type a Particular Investigative Group to unravel the case.”