Narcotics Control Bureau Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede, who has been accused by Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik of securing his government job on the basis of a fake caste certificate, met National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman Vijay Sampla with his original caste papers.
Malik has also alleged that Wankhede is a Muslim by birth, a claim the NCB officer has denied.
Please click on the images to view Wankhede's meeting with National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman Vijay Sampla.
IMAGE: Vijay Sampla, who won election as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, took over as chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes in February 2021.
He is seen here, along with NCSC member Subhash Ramnath Pardhi, having a chat with Sameer Wankhede. Photographs: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Wankhede with Sampla and other National Commission for Scheduled Castes officials.
IMAGE: Wankhede speaks to the media after the meeting with Sampla.
IMAGE: It's Vijay Sampla's turn to speak to the media after his meeting with Wankhede.
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