Sanjay Kumar Singh: Officials investigating the Commonwealth Games scam and now Aryan Khan will investigate the drug case

                          

Sanjay Kumar Singh: Officials investigating the Commonwealth Games scam and now Aryan Khan will investigate the drug case

                                

A 1996 batch Indian Police Service officer of Odisha cadre is the Deputy Director General (Operations) of Narcotics Control Bureau.

The Narcotics Control Bureau on Friday evening transferred six cases, including a drug case, against Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan from the Mumbai region headed by Sameer Wankhede to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by IPS officer Sanjay Kumar Singh.

The move comes at a time when Sameer Wankhede is facing multiple charges of bribery, extortion, and his "extraordinary" personal lifestyle.

• So who is this Sanjay Kumar Singh?

Sanjay Kumar Singh

Sanjay Kumar Singh, a 1996 batch Indian Police Service officer of Odisha cadre, is currently the Deputy Director General (Operations) of Narcotics Control Bureau.

He has worked in the Odisha Police as well as in the Central Bureau of Investigation. While in the CBI, he also supervised the team that investigated the 2010 Commonwealth Games scam.

Sanjay Kumar Singh led the Drug Task Force (DTF) as an Additional Director General (ADG) during his time with the Odisha Police and busted several drug smuggling rackets in Bhubaneswar. He also conducted several anti-drug campaigns in the state of Odisha.

According to media reports, Sanjay Kumar Singh was sent on deputation to NCB in January this year. According to another report, Sanjay Kumar Singh was due to retire on 31 January 2015. But he was sent on deputation to NCB till further orders and will continue as DDG till further orders.

• Why the change?

There has been a change in the investigation after many personal and service-related allegations were made against Sameer Wankhede.

NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik have accused him of forgery in his documents to get a government job, lying about his religion, and arresting people in cases of "fake" drugs. is denied.

An official privy to the developments said, "The idea behind transferring these sensitive cases is to see them in a completely transparent prism of facts and evidence. The central unit will avoid unnecessary controversy around high-profile cases like Aryan Khan's "

• Other matters

Apart from the Aryan Khan case, the Armaan Kohli case in which he was arrested by the NCB on August 28 for possessing 1.3 grams of cocaine, has also been transferred to the SIT, which will be handled by Sanjay Singh.

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