Nawab Malik asks why no action taken against organisers of the cruise party

Maharashtra Minorities Affairs Minister Nawab Malik has alleged that the organiser of a rave party at a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast is a close friend of NCB divisional commissioner Sameer Wankhede.

Mumbai:After the Bombay High Court granted bail to Aryan Khan, son of superstar Shah Rukh Khan, in the cruise drugs case, Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik once again targeted NCB's zonal director Sameer Wankhede, saying the picture is not over yet.

"Picture abhi baaki hai (The picture is not over yet)," Malik Tweeted in Hindi.

Earlier on Thursday, Maharashtra Minorities Affairs Minister Nawab Malik, who has repeatedly termed the Narcotics Control Bureau's cruise drugs case as "fake", sought to know why no action was taken against organisers of the cruise party.

Adding further, Malik alleged that the organiser of the cruise party was a "close friend" of the Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede who along with his team had raided the cruise ship off the Mumbai coast and claimed to have seized drugs on October 2.

The federal anti-drugs agency later arrested actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan and others in connection with the case.

Addressing a presser here, the minister said, “A person with a beard, who was present on the cruise, is the head of Fashion TV, which had organised the alleged drugs party on the Cordelia cruise. The NCB has already claimed that a rave party was planned on the cruise."

"How come such a big party was organised without any permission? Why no action has been taken against Kashif Khan, who is the India head of Fashion TV and a friend of Sameer Wankhede?” the NCP leader asked.

He also raised questions about the relations between Wankhede and Kashif Khan.

"Why no action has ever been taken against him by Wankhede? I expect answers to these questions from Sameer Wankhede,” the minister added.

Earlier, Malik on Wednesday stated, “The Cordelia cruise drugs party organisers- Fashion TV- had not taken any permission from the Maharashtra Police or the state home department. They obtained the permission directly from the directorate of shipping, which comes under the Union Ministry for Ports, Shipping and Waterways.”

The minister had also claimed that a member of an international drugs mafia was present on the same cruise, and asked how come he was moving scot-free, while some others were arrested.

The NCP leader had earlier also levelled various allegations against Wankhede, including illegal phone tapping and use of forged documents to secure job. However, Wankhede has denied the allegations.

With input from agencies