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    Home / News / India News / Aryan Khan case: Witness planned Rs. 25cr extortion, says CBI
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    Aryan Khan case: Witness planned Rs. 25cr extortion, says CBI
    Independent witness KP Gosavi planned to extort Rs. 25cr from Aryan Khan's family, says CBI

    Aryan Khan case: Witness planned Rs. 25cr extortion, says CBI

    By Snehadri Sarkar
    Edited by Ramya Patelkhana
    May 15, 2023
    04:55 pm

    What's the story

    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)—which is probing corruption allegations in connection with the Aryan Khan drugs-on-cruise case—has revealed that "independent witness" KP Gosavi planned to extort Rs. 25cr from his family.

    Earlier, the CBI filed an FIR against former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer Sameer Wankhede for reportedly seeking a Rs. 25cr bribe in order to not frame Aryan in the case.

    Context

    Why does this story matter?

    This comes after the CBI filed a corruption case against Wankhede on Friday and raided numerous locations in connection with the case.

    In October 2021, Aryan was apprehended by Wankhede in the alleged Cordelia Cruises drug bust case.

    Wankhede—then NCB Mumbai zone chief—was dismissed in 2022 after a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe discovered inconsistencies in the raid and handed Aryan a clean chit.

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    CBI revealed details about Wankhede in FIR

    In an FIR against former NCB head Sameer Wankhede and others in cruise case, CBI reveals that ‘independent witness’ KP Gosavi planned to extort Rs 25 crores from Aryan Khan's family in the alleged Aryan Khan drugs case.

    — ANI (@ANI) May 15, 2023
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    CBI's allegations against Wankhede

    Besides revelations about Gosavi, the CBI's First Information Report (FIR) mentioned Wankhede's foreign trips and purchase/sale of expensive wristwatches with a private entity.

    It flagged Wankhede for not explaining his foreign visits and mis-declaring the expenditure on the same.

    Moreover, investigations into allegations against Wankhede and ex-NCB intelligence officer Ashish Ranjan reportedly "could not sufficiently justify their acquired assets as per their declared income."

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    Details on Gosavi's interaction with Aryan

    On Gosavi, the CBI FIR said he was "allowed to be present in the company of accused persons and even allowed to come to the NCB office after the raid, which is against the norms for an independent witness."

    "In this manner, [Gosavi] took the freedom and clicked selfies and recorded the voice note of an accused (Aryan)," NDTV quoted the FIR as saying.

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    How Wankhede helped Gosavi get hold of Aryan

    Furthermore, the CBI claimed Wankhede asked NCB superintendent Vishwa Vijay Singh to let Gosavi handle the accused (Aryan) while bringing him to the NCB's Mumbai office from the cruise ship.

    It also said Wankhede thereby allowed Gosavi and others a freehand "to create a visual impression of Gosavi having the custody of the accused and escorting him" to the NCB office.

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    Extortion

    SRK's family was threatened that Aryan would be framed

    The CBI FIR also stated that, in October 2021, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his family were threatened that his son Aryan would be framed in the alleged Cordelia Cruises drug bust case.

    Further detailing the alleged conspiracy to extort money, the FIR said an amount of Rs. 25 crore was demanded from the Khan family.

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    CBI's recent raid at Wankhede's home, other locations

    On Friday, the CBI raided Wankhede's home and other premises linked to him in connection with the case.

    As part of its investigation, the central probe agency also conducted raids at nearly 30 other locations in Jharkhand, Mumbai, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh.

    Notably, Wankhede raided a Cordelia Cruises ship and arrested Aryan, among others, in connection with the alleged narcotics case.

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