2Photo© hindustantimes.comWon’t arrest Sameer Wankhede until March 1, ED tells Bombay High Court
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that it will not arrest former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede until March 1.
The court was hearing Mr. Wankhede’s plea against the ED’s money laundering case against him for allegedly demanding a bribe of ₹25 crore from the family members of Shah Rukh Khan in the 2021 Cordelia cruise ship drug bust case, which saw the arrest of the actor’s son, Aryan Khan. The case was filed by the ED based on an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Earlier this month, Mr. Wankhede had filed a petition in the Bombay High Court, seeking to quash the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), a stay on the probe, as well as protection from any coercive action.