Plan Was To Ask SRK Manager For 25 Crores, Settle At 18, Alleges Witness

Prabhakar Sail alleged that NCB officials, including Sameer Wankhede, asked him to sign blank papers and that he had no idea that he is a witness

A witness in the drugs-on-cruise ship case against Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan and others has alleged that Kiran Gosavi, the private investigator whose selfie with Aryan Khan threw up questions, had planned to ask for Rs 25 crore from the superstar's manager to settle the case.

Prabhakar Sail, a witness in the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) case who claims to be Mr Gosavi's bodyguard, said Mr Gosavi had planned to ask for Rs 25 crore, agree on Rs 18 crore and said Rs 8 crore was to be paid to Sameer Wankhede, the NCB's zonal director who has come under fire after the allegations of pay-off surfaced.

Mr Sail also alleged that NCB officials, including Mr Wankhede, asked him to sign blank papers in the early hours of October 2, after NCB had raided the cruise ship and detained Aryan Khan and others.

"I had no idea that I am a witness. I entered the NCB office only after I was called in and asked to sign papers. When I objected to signing blank papers, Sameer Wankhede told me to sign and that nothing would happen. Kiran Gosavi also asked me to sign. There were so many officials, how could I have argued?" Mr Sail told NDTV.