Maharashtra
minister
and
NCP
leader
Nawab
Malik
has
addressed
a
press
conference
in
Mumbai
with
respect
to
the
Aryan
Khan
drugs
case.
Malik
has
raised
questions
about
the
involvement
of
a
man
cited
by
the
Narcotics
Control
Bureau
as
an
independent
witness
in
three
separate
cases.
Nawab
alleged
that
the
man
is
a
close
friend
of
NCB
Zonal
Director
Sameer
Wankhede.
The
minister
added
that
Fletcher
Patel
was
first
used
as
a
witness
by
the
NCB
during
a
raid
in
November
last
year.
"Is
he
[Fletcher
Patel]
an
independent
witness
or
your
[Wankhede's]
friend?
How
is
your
close
friend
an
independent
witness?
It
clearly
indicates
that
cases
are
being
fabricated
by
the
NCB," said
Malik
The
NCP
leader
also
took
to
his
social
media
account
to
post
a
screenshot
of
an
Instagram
post
of
Fletcher
where
he
addresses
Sameer
Wankhede’s
relative
as
"Lady
Don".
The
woman
in
question
is
Yasmeen
Wankhede,
a
cousin
of
the
NCB
officer.
Nawab
Malik
demanded
a
probe
into
the
link
between
Sameer
Wankhede,
Fletcher
Patel
and
the
lady
in
the
picture
and
wrote,
"If
NCB
is
a
professional
agency,
it
should
answer
such
questions
professionally.
For
3-4
grams
of
drugs,
they
[NCB]
parade
Bollywood
industry
people." Check
out
the
post
below:
Fletcher
Patel
seen
in
this
picture
with
someone
who
he
calls
'My
Lady
Don'.
Who
is
this
'Lady
Don'
?
pic.twitter.com/epTRSopDcH
According
to
an
India
Today
report,
Fletcher
Patel
is
a
former
non-commissioned
officer
of
the
Indian
Army
and
is
currently
serving
as
president
of
Sainik
Federation's
Mumbai
unit.
Patel,
who
is
very
close
to
the
Wankhede
family,
opened
up
about
the
allegations
levelled
by
Nawab
Malik
to
the
portal
and
said,
"Punchnamas
are
internal
documents.
Who
is
leaking
all
these
documents
to
Malik?
If
[Sameer]
Wankhede
calls
me
again
today,
I
will
reach
there
in
10
minutes.
I
have
done
nothing
wrong.
I
do
not
need
Nawab
Malik's
permission
to
help
the
agency
to
eradicate
the
drug
menace.”
Sameer
Wankhede's
sister
Yasmeen
has
also
reacted
to
the
allegations
and
added,
"I
am
a
lawyer
by
profession
and
the
vice
president
of
MNS
(Maharashtra
Navnirman
Sena)
Chitrapat
Sena
legal
team.
I
don't
know
who
he
[Nawab
Malik]
is.
He
should
come
up
with
some
evidence.
Fletcher
Patel
is
president
of
the
army
group.
He
is
my
'Rakhi' brother.
If
he
calls
me
'Lady
Don',
I
feel
proud
about
it.
The
whole
country
loves
the
army.”