Photos of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer Sameer Wankhede, who is linked to a Rs 8 crore payoff, with the agency's 'independent witness' KP Gosavi has strengthened claims about the Aryan Khan case being 'fake', as per a report by NDTV.
The photos, reportedly taken on the day (2 October) the agency raided a luxury cruise off the coast of Mumbai and arrested Aryan and seven others, are from inside the offices at the city's port.
Sameer Wankhede with KP Gosavi and others.
(Photo: Accessed by The Quint)
Earlier, 'private investigator' Gosavi's viral selfie and videos with Aryan had led Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik to ask how a 'witness' and a non-employee could have unrestricted access to an accused in the case. Gosavi, who had reportedly gone missing after a lookout notice was issued against him, had resurfaced on Monday and declared that he wanted to 'surrender' to the police in Lucknow as he felt 'threatened' in Mumbai, as per a report by NDTV.
The recent photos of Wankhede with Gosavi have triggered protests from Malik, who called the entire case a 'forgery'. On Sunday, a witness in the Mumbai drugs case, Prabhakar Sail, had levelled allegations against Wankhede, alleging that Wankhede was given a Rs 8 crore payoff. Denying the allegations, the NCB had told a special court that the witness had turned hostile.
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