The Bombay High Court has extended the interim protection for the ex-NCB director Sameer Wankhede till June 8. Sameer Wankhede, is an accused of demanding Rs 25 crore bribe from the Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan for not exposing his son in the Cordelia Cruise drug case.Notably, the high court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to refrain from coercive action till May 22 against the Indian Revenue Service (IRS).The interim relief has been granted to Sameer Wankhede on some conditions by the Bombay High court. The court has directed him not to publish any material on the social media or giving any press statement on the subject matter of investigation or petition and not to temper with any evidences. The extension order was issued by a bench of Justice Abhay Ahuja and MM Sathaye, who provided the interim protection to from any coercive action.It should be mentioned that Wankhede is the subject of a recent FIR filed by the CBI for reportedly requesting a Rs 25 crore bribe in exchange for avoiding implicating Bollywood celebrity Aryan Khans son in the Cordelia cruise drug case. Following this, the investigation agency, acting on a complaint from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has arrested Wankhede and four other people for an alleged criminal conspiracy, an extortion threat, and violations of the Prevention of Corruption Act related to bribery.The court also determined that chats between Wankhede and Shah Rukh Khan (SRK), in which SRK was requesting him going easy with his son, Aryan Khan and not let his son be in the jail, as it would destroy his spirit.The agency claims that the NCB, Mumbai Zone, was provided with information regarding the use and possession of drugs by various people on the private cruise ship in October 2021, and that some of its officers conspired to take advantage of the situation by accepting bribes from the alleged accused.On October 3, 2021, the NCB detained Aryan Khan following a raid on the cruise liner Cordelia. After three weeks, the Bombay High Court granted him bail since the NCB was unable to support its allegations against him.Reportedly, Aryan Khan was arrested by the NCB on October 3, 2021 after a raid on the Cordelia cruise ship. As NCB failed to produce evidence against him.Death threats to Sameer WankhedeWhile appearing at the court, Wankhede also disclosed that he and his wife are receiving death threats from last few days and obscene messages too on social media. In addition, he said that he will be writing to Mumbai police and demand special security.
