In court, Sameer Wankhede’s defence included the actor Shah Rukh Khan’s alleged WhatsApp chats with the previous zonal director of the Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau. According to reports, when his son Aryan Khan was detained in the drugs-on-cruise case in 2021, Shah Rukh requested Wankhede pleadingly to be kind to him.
In a report by Free Press Journal, screenshots from the chats were shared. Shah Rukh sent repeated unanswered messages to Wankhede. “Sameer sahib, may I speak with you for a minute, please? Regards shah rukh khan. I know this is officially inappropriate and maybe outright wrong but once as a father if I can speak with you. please. Love srk,” the actor began the conversation.
“Can’t thank you enough for all the thoughts and personal insights you gave to me about my own. I will make sure that he turns out to be someone that you and I are both proud of. This incident will prove to be a turning point in his life I promise, in a good way. This country needs honest and hardworking young people to take it forward. You and I have done our PARTS THE NEXT GENERATION HAS TO FOLLOW and it’s in our hands to mould them for the future. Thank you once again for your kindness and support. Love SRK,” Shah Rukh added.
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When Shah Rukh asked Wankhede to be kind on Aryan, he said, “Of course don’t worry.” Shah Rukh also promised Wankhede that Aryan will turn out to be a good man in the future. “I am going by what you said….I hope you feel my son has had the lesson you felt he should have had and henceforth he is able to build his life to be an upright hardworking young man towards a bright future. Thanks for all your kindness and care. ( sorry it’s a late-night message and I hope I am not disturbing you….but I was awake….naturally as a father ) Love srk. Sameer also said, ”Shahrukh he has been a good kid all the while and hope that he will for sure now be reformed so enough counselled by me Hard days will be over soon.”
Aryan Khan, the son of Shah Rukh Khan who was detained and held for about a month, was cleared of all charges by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) last year after the agency’s special investigation team (SIT) reexamined the raids and found no evidence of wrongdoing against him.
The SIT found irregularities against the 44-year-old Wankhede and his team in its report that was submitted to the central administrative tribunal (CAT) last year, primarily on two counts: alleged irregularities in the conduct of the drugs-on-cruise raids and violations of the Central Civil Services (CCS) Rules. The Mumbai NCB team allegedly tried to demand 25 crore from Shah Rukh Khan in exchange for dropping charges against his son, according to the CBI.
Wankhede has denied these allegations and had approached the CAT and recently the Bombay High Court to quash the CBI FIR against him.
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