Atrocities case: IRS officer Wankhede moves HC seeking independent probe against Nawab Malik
Sameer Wankhede, former zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has urged the Bombay High Court to transfer the probe into an atrocities case against NCP leader Nawab Malik to an independent agency like the CBI. Wankhede, an additional commissioner in the Directorate General of Taxpayer Services and a member of the Mahar Scheduled Caste, alleged in his plea that police inaction in the matter has caused him and his family significant mental distress and humiliation.
The Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officer had in August 2022 lodged a complaint with the suburban Goregaon police against Malik under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The complaint alleged that Malik had during interviews and on social media made defamatory remarks against Wankhede and his family members based on his caste.
Malik has neither been arrested in the case nor has the chargesheet been filed till date.
In his petition filed on November 20 in HC, Wankhede claimed that the police have not probed the matter yet. He has sought the case to be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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