Maharashtra court asks police to investigate NCP leader Nawab Malik’s remarks against Sameer Wankhede

Additional Sessions Judge H M Deshpande, who heard the matter, said in his order, “Considering the allegations made in the complaint, an investigation as prayed by the complainant is necessary in the present matter.”

In his plea before the court, Sanjay said that he had first written to the Washim police seeking that a case be registered against Malik. He later even wrote to the Superintendent of Police, Washim, but no action was taken. Hence, he filed a private complaint with the sessions court seeking a probe against Malik, the plea said.

“Considering the allegations made in the complaint and documents filed on record, more particularly the caste certificate, it certainly discloses a cognisable offence which is necessary to be investigated by the police,” the court said in its order.

Malik has been behind bars since February this year in connection with a money-laundering case. He is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital.

The NCP leader last year alleged that Sameer Wankhede was a Muslim and had submitted forged documents to obtain his caste certificate. The IRS officer then refuted the allegations and said Malik was targeting him as the NCB had arrested his son-in-law in a drug case.

Sameer, in the past, was involved in a controversy in connection with the probe in the Cordelia drug bust case where he had arrested Aryan Khan, the son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, who was later not named in the chargesheet. Recently, an NCB vigilance team sought action against Sameer for leading the probe in the Cordelia case.