Seeking not to let Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau  (NCB) Sameer Wankhede off the hook, Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik on Friday made a fresh allegation that Wankhede was -- in violation of Central Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1965 – running a liquor bar IN Navi Mumbai which violates DoPT rules.

A day after he produced a purported School Leaving Certificate that mentioned the controversial IRS officer was as Muslim and not Hindu Dalit as the latter has been claiming all along,  Malik alleged that Dnyandev Wankhede, who was working in the State Excise Department earlier had managed to get a permit room licence for his son

Sameer Wankhede’s name when the latter was a minor in 1997-1998.

Talking to media persons here, Malik said: “As per the law, minors cannot be issued such liquor bar licence. Sameer Wankhede was only around 17 years 10 months old at that time, when he was issued the liquor licence. This was a big fraud perpetrated by his father”

“Sameer Wankhede’s  "Sadguru Restro Bar" is located at Vashi in Navi Mumbai. The licence has been continuously renewed, without fail and is currently valid till 2022,” Malik said.

‘Sameer Wankhede had concealed the information about his owning a liquor bar while joining the central government services. It was only in 2017 that Wankhede declared that he owns the inherited property along with his father, which is a hotel but is on a lease, Malik alleged.

“At that time,  Sameer Wankhede declared that he owned a bequeathed property jointly  with his father Dnyandev, where a ‘hotel’ is running from which he gets an annual rental income is `240,000 for the huge 1,600 sq feet premises and the property was worth just `1 crore,” Malik said.

The Maharashtra Minister said that Sameer Wankhede  had clearly flouted central service rules that prohibit any officers from running businesses. “I am filing complaints with the DoPT, Vigilance Commission and the IT Department as he belongs to the IRS cadre. He has no right to continue in service,” Malik said.

On their part, Wankhedes have gone on record saying that they have informed the government that the property was willed by the late wife of Dnyandev and there was no illegality in the whole thing.

During the news conference, Malik shared documents to corroborate the claims which comprised a report from the state excise department that states that a licence to serve liquor in a hotel was issued in the name of Sameer Dnyandev Wankhede on October 29, 1997. The documents further showed that the license was renewed every year till February 3, 2021.

Malik – who has been “exposing” NCB’s Zonal director Sameer Wankhede‘s efforts to implicate falsely innocent people including Bollywood super star Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan and Fadnavis’ alleged links with the underworld – has been making a series of allegations against Wankhede.

The NCP leader has among other things alleged that the raid on the rave  party on board Goa-bound luxury cruise was “fake”, that the former has been targeting Bollywood in drug-related matters, that he has extorted money from film personalities, that he has forged a caste certificate to join IRS and that he was enjoying “ lavish lifestyle” from the proceeds of extorted money.

In what came as a boost to Malik,  the Bombay High Court on Thursday took on record several of his documents, including the copy of the latter’s School Leaving Certificate (SLC) -- which mentions that he was a Muslim and not Hindu Dalit as he has been claiming.

In his affidavit filed before the high court, Malik said that going by the BMC letter and documents, "It is clear that the name of Wankhede has been changed from Dawood K Wankhede to Dnyandev Kachruji Wankhede. However, there is no change in respect of religion and till date it is shown as Muslim."