Wankhede challenges HC order refusing to restrain Malik from making remarks

Narcotics Control Bureau zonal director Sameer Wankhede’s father Dhyandev Wankhede on Wednesday approached the Bombay High Court against its order that refused to restrain Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik from making defamatory statements about his son, Bar and Bench reported.

A single-judge bench had on Monday passed the order in a defamation suit filed by Dhyandev Wankhede, who had sought damages worth Rs 1.25 crore for Malik’s comments about his son.

The Narcotics Control Bureau officer’s father had also sought a temporary injunction restraining Malik from making any statements against Sameer Wankhede.