Bombay High Court extends Sameer Wankhede's bail till June 23

The CBI has requested the High Court to cancel the interim relief granted to Sameer Wankhede, the former director of the Mumbai division of the Central Narcotics Control Department, in connection with the allegation of demanding a bribe of INR 25 crore for the release of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's son Aryan Khan. However, the Bombay High Court has ordered not to arrest Wankhede. He was granted anticipatory bail. The bail has now been extended till June 23. Meanwhile, the lawyer of Sameer Wankhede has demanded in the court that he should be allowed to amend the petition.

The CBI had told the court that the allegations against Sameen Wankhede have been found to be prima facie true. Also these allegations are very serious and sensitive in nature. These are allegations of corruption by a government service officer with private individuals, criminal conspiracy and threats for extortion. Therefore, the CBI claimed in an affidavit filed in the High Court on Wednesday that if the interim relief granted to Wankhede from arrest is maintained, it will adversely affect the investigation of the case. But the court has ordered Wankhede not to be arrested till June 23.

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The investigation of Sameer Wankhede in the Cordelia Cruise drugs case has been going on for a while now. In this way, he has been accused of demanding a bribe of INR 25 crores. The CBI is investigating the matter.

What did Sameer Wankhede say in the INR 25 crore bribe case?

Asked about the ongoing probe into the Cordelia Cruise drug case and the INR 25 crore bribery case, Sameen Wankhede said, "Whatever is legal, I will say it in court."