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Singh has already been suspended since April last year while an investigation by the European Central Bank into his behaviour. (photo: News18 Creative)
According to a report, SP Vishwa Vijay Singh has been removed from NCB in an unrelated case, not as part of the investigation involving the son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan Aaryan Khan.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has dismissed Superintendent of Police (SP) Vishwa Vijay Singh, who was part of the team that conducted a 2021 drug raid on a ship in Mumbai involving Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan and others, according to reports. He said on Monday.
according to Hindustan Times In the report, the officer was removed from the agency in an unrelated case, not as part of the investigation involving Aryan Khan.
An anonymous officer told the newspaper that Singh had already been suspended since April last year while an investigation was being conducted by the National Central Bank on his behaviour. She added that the investigation was recently concluded in an unrelated case of misconduct, after which a decision was made to dismiss him from service.
While CNB Managing Director Satya Narayan Pradhan confirmed the report, Singh declined to comment. “The matter is pending with the Ministry of Interior,” he was quoted as saying.
Following allegations against the NCB Mumbai team, including former district manager Sameer Wankidi, a separate vigil inquiry was launched into the Cordelia raids, which ended in November 2021. As a result, administrative proceedings were initiated against seven officers. However, the results of the investigation were not released to the public.
On 2 October 2021, Aryan Khan and several others were arrested by the NCB on charges of drug possession, consumption and trafficking which arose out of raids conducted on Cordelia Crushep at the International Cruise Terminal in Mumbai. However, in the charge sheet filed by the agency in May 2022, the names of Aryan Khan and five others were not mentioned due to insufficient evidence.
Former District Administrator Sameer Wankidi Wankidi, who was later transferred from NCB, led the team that included Singh and some witnesses to raid the ship off the coast of Mumbai. Based on WhatsApp conversations, Wankhede’s team alleged that the defendants are part of a larger drug conspiracy, alleging that Aryan Khan had contact with foreign drug suppliers and that the conversations referred to “hard drugs” and “large quantities”.
Khan was granted bail on 28 October 2021 by the Bombay High Court after it dismissed the CNB’s allegations of a larger drug conspiracy on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
Following allegations against the NCB Mumbai team, a separate vigilante investigation was launched into the raids, which ended in November 2021. As a result, administrative proceedings were initiated against seven officers. However, the results of the investigation were not disclosed to the public, Hizb ut Tahrir’s report said.
Aftermath
According to reports, the NCB has set up a special investigation team headed by Deputy Director General Sanjay Kumar Singh to re-investigate the raids. SIT found numerous irregularities in the raid and found no evidence to suggest that Aryan Khan was involved in a larger drug conspiracy or an international drug-trafficking syndicate.
Wankhede has been transferred to the Office of the Director General of Taxpayer Services in Chennai.
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