NCB officer Wankhede has bar licence in his name, got licence as a minor: Nawab Malik
Mumbai, Nov 19: Maharashtra cabinet minister Nawab Malik on Friday claimed NCB officer Sameer Wankhede owns a permit room and bar in Vashi in Navi Mumbai, licence for which was obtained in 1997 when he was a minor, and this was illegal.
Coming out with fresh allegations against the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Mumbai zonal director, Malik said despite being in a government job, Wankhede holds a licence to operate the permit room which is against service rules.
However, Wankhede dismissed Malik's claims and said he will file a defamation suit against the minister.
Speaking to reporters here, Malik said, Sameer's father was in the state excise department and he obtained a licence to run a permit room and bar in the name of Sameer.
"His age at that time was 17 years and 10 months. No licence is issued to a person who has not completed 18 years of age...still his father managed to get the licence in 1997-98. The licence is renewed every time in the name of Wankhede. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson said there was something suspicious about the outlet's valuation disclosed by the IRS officer to the government.
In 2017, Sameer Wankhede, as a government employee, had declared his assets as a part of rules, where he has mentioned the bar as a property.
"For more than a decade, its valuation was shown as Rs one crore and earning of Rs two lakh as annual rent. Even in 2020, Sameer Wankhede claimed that the valuation of the bar is Rs one crore and annual rent is Rs two lakh. It means there is something suspicious about it, he said.
The minister accused Wankhede of concealing from the central government information about holding the liquor licence.
He hid information from the Union government that there is a liquor business licence in his own name. He later declared the income coming from rent. One should not forget that a licence can not be transferred. The one who owns the licence is considered to be in the business," he said.
The minister said the NCB officer will lose his job for violating service rules.
Sameer Wankhede is going to lose his job for sure, as he is having business despite being in a government job. He has already forged his caste certificate and birth certificate to get the government job. The Union government should stop supporting him and saving him from legal action, he said.
When contacted, the NCB officer rejected the claims made by Malik.
"The minister has made fake allegations. The establishment which I owned is not a bar, but a family restaurant and bar. Whatever he has said is fake. The photo which he has shared is not of my restaurant and I am going to file a defamation suit against him." "My mother had purchased that restaurant and I was a partner in it. I used to study in it and also worked there as manager. After joining civil services, my father became a partner and I am mentioning about it in all my declarations to the government. I have been disclosing this property to the government since 2008 and also paying tax for that," Wankhede said.
On Thursday, Malik had accused Wankhede of wrongly framed the cousin of his former wife in a drugs case to pressure her family not to speak against him.
The state minister has been making a slew of allegations against the IRS officer, ranging from forging documents to "lying" about his religion to framing people in 'bogus' drugs cases. In the past, Wankhede has denied all allegations made by Malik.
The Bombay High Court will pass an order on November 22 on a plea filed by Dnyandev Wankhede, father of Sameer Wankhede, seeking interim reliefs against Malik, including an injunction prohibiting him from posting any defamatory content on social media against him and his family.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
