Cruise liner party organiser is Sameer Wankhede’s friend, says Nawab Malik

Kashiff Khan. Pic/Twitter

The Narcotics Control Bureau team led by its Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede that busted a rave party on cruise liner Cordelia on October 2 allowed one of the organisers to walk free, alleged state cabinet minister Nawab Malik on Thursday. The minister identified the person as Kashiff Khan, head of Fashion TV India, and said he is a friend of Wankhede. On Wednesday, Malik had said that NCB was a competent agency and should find out about a bearded man who he claimed was a drug dealer and was let off after the raid on the cruise liner that led to the arrest of Aryan Khan.

State minority affairs minister Nawab Malik has levelled several allegations against NCB officer Sameer Wankhede (right)

Malik said on Thursday that he has a video where Kashiff Khan was seen partying inside the cruise along with his girlfriend. "He is close to Wankhede and he was allowed to leave, he was one of the organisers. While other organisers were arrested, he was let off. The NCB zonal director must answer his connections with him," Malik said. The minister has levelled several allegations against Wankhede including of phone tapping. He had earlier said that three people were let off by Wankhede and one of them is a relative of BJP leader Mohit Bharatiya. The NCB has said that six people were let off after they didn't find any evidence against them. Bharatiya has filed a defamation case against Malik for dragging his name to the case.

Rape, molestation case against Kashiff

In March, the Oshiwara police had booked Kashiff for allegedly raping and assaulting a 31-year-old colleague in a five-star hotel. According to the complaint filed by the woman, Kashiff had been making overtures for a year and had misbehaved with her. After she repeatedly rejected his advances, Kashiff allegedly raped her and filmed the alleged assault. He wasn't arrested then. As per the complaint, the woman joined Fashion TV in March 2020 and often accompanied Kashiff for business meetings. During one such business trip to Goa, Kashiff touched her inappropriately, said the complaint. mid-day tried to reach Kashiff but his number remained switched off.

With inputs by Anurag Kamble