Sameer Wankhede Citing SRK Chats As "Certificate Of Integrity": CBI

The High Court granted a reprieve to Sameer Wankhede and stayed his arrest till June 8, but also reprimanded him for the leak of the alleged WhatsApp chats between him and Shah Rukh Khan.

Sameer Wankhede, the former anti-drugs officer who arrested Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in 2021, today used alleged chats with the Bollywood megastar in his defence, citing his purported description of him as an "upright officer".

The Bombay High Court granted a reprieve to the former Narcotics Control Bureau officer and stayed his arrest till June 8, but also reprimanded Sameer Wankhede for the leak of the alleged WhatsApp chats between him and Shah Rukh Khan.

The CBI said Mr Wankhede deliberately leaked Shah Rukh Khan's chats to a section of the media and that could affect the investigation of the case. The officer could also influence the investigation and tamper with the evidence, the agency said.

Mr Wankhede's lawyer argued that he did not leak any chat to the media, that these were a part of his petition and were added because he had been accused of extorting the star to free his son.