MUMBAI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) vigilance team on Friday recorded the statement of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan at its temporary office in Kharghar as part of its probe into allegations of pay-off to its zonal chief, Sameer Wankhede.
After he reached the NCB office at Ballard Pier to record his attendance as per the bail condition, he was taken to Kharghar. NCB deputy director Gyaneshwar Singh told the media at its CISF camp at Bandra that in the last 10 days they had recorded statements of 14-15 persons connected with the case, and they are yet to examine few more. Singh said the team recorded statements of Gosavi’s bodyguard Prabhakar Sail twice and if needed they may call him again.
“We met Mumbai Police officials and collected CCTV footage of few places, digital, oral as well documentary evidence, and are yet to analyze the data collected. I will not disclose anything on the probe, not even the preliminary inquiry report, which may hamper our inquiry,” he said.'
He said that they have not reached any conclusion yet as they still have to examine some key witnesses, including Shah Rukh Khan’s manager, Pooja Dadlani, and the witness Kiran Gosavi.
Singh said his team moved an application before a court in Pune to seek permission to interrogate Gosavi, who is in Pune police’s custody in a cheating case. “We have moved court to record Gosavi’s statement and the court is likely to hear the matter on Monday,” he said. If the court grants permission, the NCB team will next week record Gosavi’s statement in jail.
