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'''Sameer Wankhede''' is an officer of the [[Indian Revenue Service (Custom & Indirect Taxes)|Indian Revenue Service]] from 2008 batch.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=MumbaiOctober 24|first1=Saurabh Vaktania|last2=October 24|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 23:41|title=IRS officer behind drug-busts: All you need to know about NCB's Sameer Wankhede and his family|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sameer-wankhede-ncb-mumbai-cruise-drug-case-ssr-death-nawab-malik-aryan-khan-1868872-2021-10-24|access-date=2021-10-27|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
'''Sameer Wankhede''' is an officer of the [[Indian Revenue Service (Custom & Indirect Taxes)|Indian Revenue Service]] from 2008 batch.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=MumbaiOctober 24|first1=Saurabh Vaktania|last2=October 24|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 23:41|title=IRS officer behind drug-busts: All you need to know about NCB's Sameer Wankhede and his family|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sameer-wankhede-ncb-mumbai-cruise-drug-case-ssr-death-nawab-malik-aryan-khan-1868872-2021-10-24|access-date=2021-10-27|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Currently, he is working as Zonal Director of the [[Narcotics Control Bureau]] (NCB) based out of Mumbai.<ref name="sushantcase">{{cite news |title=Behind the scenes: Who is Sameer Wankhede, the man investigating Aryan Khan? And why is actress Kranti Redkar proud of him? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/behind-the-scenes-who-is-sameer-wankhede-the-man-investigating-aryan-khan-and-why-actress-kranti-redkar-is-proud-of-him/articleshow/86801748.cms?from=mdr |work=The Economic Times}}</ref> Prior to joining [[Narcotics Control Bureau|NCB]], he worked with the [[National Investigation Agency]] and the Air Intelligence Unit.<ref
name="sushantcase"/>


==Personal life==
==Career==
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He is married to Marathi actress [[Kranti Redkar|Kranti Dinanath Redkar]].<ref name="spouse"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Delhi October 11 |first1=Arvind Ojha New |title=Leading probe into cruise drugs case, NCB zonal head Sameer Wankhede gets six-month extension |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ncb-mumbai-zonal-director-sameer-wankhede-aryan-khan-ship-drugs-ssr-case-1863654-2021-10-11 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He has a son from his first wife Dr. Shabana Qureshi who hails from a [[Muslims|Muslim]] family.<ref name="firstwife" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-06|title=Ending drug menace not possible with NCB alone, citizens have to report it, says Kranti Redkar Wankhede|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/ending-drug-menace-not-possible-with-ncb-alone-citizens-have-to-report-it-says-kranti-redkar-wankhede-1037963.html|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> Wankhede confirmed his multi-religious heritage, verifying that his father Dnyandev Kachruji Wankhede was a Hindu and his mother Late Mrs Zaheeda Bano was a Muslim while He himself is a [[Hindu]] who was married to a Muslim wife.<ref name="firstwife" />Narcotics Control Bureau Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede on Wednesday said he indeed got married to his first wife Shabana Quraishi according to Islamic ritual as his mother was a Muslim and it was his mother's wish. "My father is a Hindu, My mother a Muslim. My mother had asked me perform the wedding as per Islamic rituals and I fulfilled my mother's wish, which is not a crime. The very same month in which Nikah was performed, we got our marriage registered under provisions of the Special Marriages Act. What I did is not a crime," Wankhede said after Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik tweeted a copy of his 'nikah nama' or marriage certificate t alleging that despite being a ‘Muslim’ Wankhede got IRS job in SC quota. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-27|title=Not a crime, fulfilled my mother's wish: Wankhede on minister's 'Nikah' attack|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/not-a-crime-fulfilled-my-mother-s-wish-wankhede-on-minister-s-nikah-attack-101635323950294.html|access-date=2021-10-27|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>


Wankhede had handled cases of many celebrities over tax-evasion while he was posted at [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport]], Mumbai, as a deputy customs commissioner in 2007.<ref name="singham">{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/sameer-wankhede-mumbai-s-singham-1743762-2020-11-24|title=Sameer Wankhede—Mumbai’s Singham|date=24 November 2020|publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
==Professional career==
He is presently working as Zonal Director of the [[Narcotics Control Bureau]] (NCB) based out of Mumbai. Prior to joining [[Narcotics Control Bureau|NCB]], he worked with the [[National Investigation Agency]] and the Air Intelligence Unit.<ref name="sushantcase">{{cite news |title=Behind the scenes: Who is Sameer Wankhede, the man investigating Aryan Khan? And why is actress Kranti Redkar proud of him? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/behind-the-scenes-who-is-sameer-wankhede-the-man-investigating-aryan-khan-and-why-actress-kranti-redkar-is-proud-of-him/articleshow/86801748.cms?from=mdr |work=The Economic Times}}</ref>


In 2010, he was transferred as deputy commissioner with the state's Service Tax department. He is credited for booking 2,500 individuals, including 200 celebrities, over tax evasion. His actions resulted in the addition of revenue of Rs 87 crore in two years to the exchequer.<ref name="singham"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/news/ips-officer-runs-campaign-against-tax-evaders|title=IPS officer runs campaign against tax evaders|publisher=[[The Sunday Guardian]]|date=30 November 2013}}</ref>
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As of September 2020, Wankhede was involved in busting illegal drugs worth more than Rs. 17,000 crores.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aajtak.in/crime/police-and-intelligence/story/mumbai-sushant-singh-rajput-case-drugs-angle-bollywood-ips-sameer-wankhede-ncb-officer-investigation-crime-1123806-2020-09-03|title=जानिए कौन है वो अफसर, जिसके नाम से बॉलीवुड में मची है खलबली|publisher=[[Aaj Tak]]|date=3 September 2020}}</ref><ref>
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https://www.aajtak.in/crime/police-and-intelligence/story/mumbai-sushant-singh-rajput-case-drugs-angle-bollywood-ips-sameer-wankhede-ncb-officer-investigation-crime-1123806-2020-09-03%7Ctitle=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%8F</ref> He is leading the investigation of Cordelia drug case.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aryan Khan Case Officer Alleges Targeted Over "Dead Mother, Her Religion"|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aryan-khan-drugs-case-sameer-wankhede-dead-mother-her-religion-being-dragged-anti-drugs-officer-hits-out-2586880|access-date=2021-10-25|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>


In 2013, while being posted as Deputy Commissioner – Customs, the officer had detained Bollywood actor [[Ranbir Kapoor]] for custom violations at [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport]] in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/ranbir-kapoor-detained-fined-for-customs-violation/article4683420.ece|title = Ranbir Kapoor detained, fined for customs violation|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 4 May 2013}}</ref>
In 2013, it was reported that he received death threats allegedly from the drug mafia but he refused security cover after his seniors approached for it. Wankhede said the move could demoralise the force.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/top-customs-official-refuses-security-cover-despite-death-threats/articleshow/18553650.cms|title=Top customs official refuses security cover despite death threats|date=13 February 2013}}</ref>


Wankhede was also the lead investigator of the drug consumption probe by [[Narcotics Control Bureau|NCB]] following the death of Bollywood actor [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] involving several Bollywood actors including [[Rhea Chakraborty]] and her brother, [[Rakul Preet Singh]], [[Sara Ali Khan]] and [[Deepika Padukone]].<ref name="sushantcase"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/confident-of-conviction-in-sushant-singh-rajput-case-says-ncbs-sameer-wankhede-3845357.html|title=Confident of Conviction in Sushant Singh Rajput Case, Says NCB's Sameer Wankhede|work=News18}}</ref>
Wankhede was also the lead investigator of the drug consumption probe by [[Narcotics Control Bureau|NCB]] following the death of Bollywood actor [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] involving several Bollywood actors including [[Rhea Chakraborty]] and her brother, [[Rakul Preet Singh]], [[Sara Ali Khan]] and [[Deepika Padukone]].<ref name="sushantcase"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/confident-of-conviction-in-sushant-singh-rajput-case-says-ncbs-sameer-wankhede-3845357.html|title=Confident of Conviction in Sushant Singh Rajput Case, Says NCB's Sameer Wankhede|work=News18}}</ref>

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As of September 2020, Wankhede was involved in busting illegal drugs worth more than Rs. 17,000 crores.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aajtak.in/crime/police-and-intelligence/story/mumbai-sushant-singh-rajput-case-drugs-angle-bollywood-ips-sameer-wankhede-ncb-officer-investigation-crime-1123806-2020-09-03|title=जानिए कौन है वो अफसर, जिसके नाम से बॉलीवुड में मची है खलबली|publisher=[[Aaj Tak]]|date=3 September 2020}}</ref>

On November 22, 2020, Wankhede with five other NCB officials were attacked by a mob comprising of 60 alleged drug peddlers when his team went to arrest ‘Carry Mandis’ in [[Goregaon]]. Two NCB officials were seriously injured and Wankhede received minor injuries. Carry Mandis with his three associates was later arrested by Mumbai police.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://english.lokmat.com/maharashtra/ncbs-sameer-wankhede-and-team-attacked-by-60-people-during-search-operations/|title=https://english.lokmat.com/maharashtra/ncbs-sameer-wankhede-and-team-attacked-by-60-people-during-search-operations/|date=23 November 2020|publisher=[[Lokmat]]}}</ref>

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He is also leading the investigation of Cordelia drug case.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aryan Khan Case Officer Alleges Targeted Over "Dead Mother, Her Religion"|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aryan-khan-drugs-case-sameer-wankhede-dead-mother-her-religion-being-dragged-anti-drugs-officer-hits-out-2586880|access-date=2021-10-25|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
⚫
He is married to Marathi actress [[Kranti Redkar|Kranti Dinanath Redkar]].<ref name="spouse"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Delhi October 11 |first1=Arvind Ojha New |title=Leading probe into cruise drugs case, NCB zonal head Sameer Wankhede gets six-month extension |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ncb-mumbai-zonal-director-sameer-wankhede-aryan-khan-ship-drugs-ssr-case-1863654-2021-10-11 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He has a son from his first wife Dr. Shabana Qureshi who hails from a [[Muslims|Muslim]] family.<ref name="firstwife" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-06|title=Ending drug menace not possible with NCB alone, citizens have to report it, says Kranti Redkar Wankhede|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/ending-drug-menace-not-possible-with-ncb-alone-citizens-have-to-report-it-says-kranti-redkar-wankhede-1037963.html|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref name="firstwife" />


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Revision as of 04:26, 30 October 2021

Sameer Wankhede
Born1979 [1]
Mumbai[2]
NationalityIndian
OccupationIRS officer
Spouses
  • Shabana Qureshi
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2006; div. 2016)​
    [3]
  • ​
    (m. 2017)​
    [4]

Sameer Wankhede is an officer of the Indian Revenue Service from 2008 batch.[5] Currently, he is working as Zonal Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) based out of Mumbai.[6] Prior to joining NCB, he worked with the National Investigation Agency and the Air Intelligence Unit.[6]

Career

Wankhede had handled cases of many celebrities over tax-evasion while he was posted at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, as a deputy customs commissioner in 2007.[2]

In 2010, he was transferred as deputy commissioner with the state's Service Tax department. He is credited for booking 2,500 individuals, including 200 celebrities, over tax evasion. His actions resulted in the addition of revenue of Rs 87 crore in two years to the exchequer.[2][7]

In 2013, it was reported that he received death threats allegedly from the drug mafia but he refused security cover after his seniors approached for it. Wankhede said the move could demoralise the force.[8]

Wankhede was also the lead investigator of the drug consumption probe by NCB following the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput involving several Bollywood actors including Rhea Chakraborty and her brother, Rakul Preet Singh, Sara Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone.[6][9]

As of September 2020, Wankhede was involved in busting illegal drugs worth more than Rs. 17,000 crores.[10]

On November 22, 2020, Wankhede with five other NCB officials were attacked by a mob comprising of 60 alleged drug peddlers when his team went to arrest ‘Carry Mandis’ in Goregaon. Two NCB officials were seriously injured and Wankhede received minor injuries. Carry Mandis with his three associates was later arrested by Mumbai police.[11]

He is also leading the investigation of Cordelia drug case.[12]

Personal life

He is married to Marathi actress Kranti Dinanath Redkar.[4][13] He has a son from his first wife Dr. Shabana Qureshi who hails from a Muslim family.[3][14][3]

References

  1. ^ "In allegations against Sameer Wankhede, questions of religion, conversion, in eligibility for SC quota". The Indian Express. 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Sameer Wankhede—Mumbai's Singham". India Today. 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "'My father is Hindu and my mother was Muslim': Sameer Wankhede after 'slanderous attacks' by Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik". Free Press Journal. 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "NCB officer Sameer Wankedhe's wife Kranti Redkar Wankhede was Ajay Devgn's 'Gangajal' co-star, know all about her". DNA India. 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ MumbaiOctober 24, Saurabh Vaktania; October 24, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 23:41. "IRS officer behind drug-busts: All you need to know about NCB's Sameer Wankhede and his family". India Today. Retrieved 27 October 2021. {{cite web}}: |first3= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b c "Behind the scenes: Who is Sameer Wankhede, the man investigating Aryan Khan? And why is actress Kranti Redkar proud of him?". The Economic Times.
  7. ^ "IPS officer runs campaign against tax evaders". The Sunday Guardian. 30 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Top customs official refuses security cover despite death threats". 13 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Confident of Conviction in Sushant Singh Rajput Case, Says NCB's Sameer Wankhede". News18.
  10. ^ "जानिए कौन है वो अफसर, जिसके नाम से बॉलीवुड में मची है खलबली". Aaj Tak. 3 September 2020.
  11. ^ "https://english.lokmat.com/maharashtra/ncbs-sameer-wankhede-and-team-attacked-by-60-people-during-search-operations/". Lokmat. 23 November 2020. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
  12. ^ "Aryan Khan Case Officer Alleges Targeted Over "Dead Mother, Her Religion"". NDTV.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  13. ^ Delhi October 11, Arvind Ojha New. "Leading probe into cruise drugs case, NCB zonal head Sameer Wankhede gets six-month extension". India Today.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Ending drug menace not possible with NCB alone, citizens have to report it, says Kranti Redkar Wankhede". Deccan Herald. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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