Cordelia probe nearing completion, Wankhede called for questioning: NCB

Former Mumbai NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede, who was leading the case, has also been called for questioning in Delhi.

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After several allegations were made into the probe carried out by former NCB Mumbai Zonal Unit director Sameer Wankhede, the Cordelia case, along with five others, was transferred to a SIT headed by Sanjay Singh.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday said that its vigilance probe in the drug bust case aboard cruise liner Cordelia in Mumbai is nearing completion.

Former Mumbai NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede, who was leading the case, has also been called for questioning in Delhi.

The NCB team had conducted raid on the cruise liner in October first week. Several persons, including the son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, were arrested at the time. He was later released.

The enquiry had been ordered following several allegations made against Wankhede in the case. The vigilance team had earlier come to Mumbai to record statements as part of the probe in the case.

A senior officer confirmed that the probe in the case is nearing completion. “Former Mumbai NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede has been called for questioning in Delhi,” the officer added.

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