Sameer Wankhede denies leaking Shah Rukh Khan’s chats; says Aryan Khan isn’t a kid: ‘Will do the same if given a chance’

When questioned about Shah Rukh Khan’s chats requesting him to quash the case against Aryan, Wankhede refused to comment about it directly, citing an affidavit submitted to the court that restricts him from speaking about the case. However, he clarified that he did not leak the chats, saying, “I am not that weak that I will leak things.” When asked if the chats were deliberately leaked to portray Shah Rukh Khan and Aryan as victims, he responded, “Whoever did this, I will tell them to try harder.”

Addressing allegations that he accepted a Rs 25 crore bribe to release Aryan, Wankhede dismissed the claims outright, stating, “I never released him, I, in fact, caught him. The case is in court and I have trust in our country’s judiciary system.”

He also revealed that he has no interest in watching films and admitted that he didn’t watch Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan. The film includes a line speculated to be a dig at the officer. Speaking about this, Wankhede said, “I don’t know if I was the target of the dialogue. I didn’t watch the film. I am not that big of a person that someone will use my name to make their film a hit.” However, he objected to the use of the word ‘baap’ in the dialogue, calling it “roadside and third-rate.”

Wankhede also touched upon his relationship with SRK, recalling that they shared a cordial rapport during his tenure as DCP of the Mumbai airport. “We were in a very respectful, honourable relation,” he said. Responding to allegations that his team harassed Aryan Khan while the media portrayed him as a kid, Wankhede firmly countered, saying, “I don’t think I arrested a kid. In 23-years of age Bhagat Singh gave his life for the country. You won’t call him a kid.”