Wankhede: After criticism for Aryan case, Wankhede transferred to Tamil Nadu | India News – Times of India

Mumbai: Sameer WankhedeThe officer investigating narcotics related cases against Rhea Chakraborty and Aryan Khan has been transferred to Directorate General of Taxpayer Services (DGTS), Chennai as Additional Commissioner. He has been posted in the same post he has held for the last two years. Sources said that inquiries are currently underway against him for alleged service violations and his current tenure in the Risk Management Division under the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence is yet to complete, the shift being referred to as a general transfer, Sources said.
According to the government website, DGTS is into taxpayer service, stakeholder consultation and grievance redressal. This includes setting service standards and monitoring, evaluating and reviewing them from time to time to assess their effectiveness and efficiency, it says.

The Vigilance Unit of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), which is the parent organization of Wankhede, on Monday recorded his statement as part of a probe into the conduct of the former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai zone chief. an internal review by NCB In the Aryan Khan case, there was a mess in the method of investigation of the officer. Wankhede was taken on loan from CBIC by NCB.
Sources said a series of complaints were sent to the Union Finance Ministry against the officer to the Vigilance Directorate in Mumbai. These include obtaining a bar license when you are a minor. NCP leader Nawab Malik had complained to the state excise wing, the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and the finance ministry. When contacted, Wankhede denied the allegations. Wankhede has filed two petitions in the Bombay High Court against the allegations leveled by Malik and the action initiated by the state against him.

It is learned that the Vigilance Cell has scrutinized the tax and property returns of the officer. Sources said the source of funds for his foreign trips in recent years will also be probed as government officials have to furnish detailed information about the source of funds when they are granted clearance to travel abroad. . Wankhede denied that the Vigilance Cell had sought information on these issues.

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