Sameer Wankhede’s Father Files Police Complaint Against Nawab Malik Under SC/ST Act
Mumbai: NCB officer Sameer Wankhede’s father Dnyandev Wankhede filed a police complaint against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for allegedly making false accusations regarding his family’s caste.
The complaint was lodged with the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Oshiwara Division in Mumbai.
“I further say that the said accused Nawab Malik also in one interview with newspaper Sakal made a false and derogatory statement against myself and my family members regarding our caste. Not only that, on several occasions, while doing interaction with the print media as well as the electronic media, the said accused Nawab Malik has made derogatory statements and allegations against me and my family regarding our caste. That I have the footage/videos of said press/news events as well as concerning news articles. That I will produce the same as and when required by you while conducting the investigation of the present matter,” the written complaint to the Assistant Commissioner of Police read.
“I say that you please take cognizance of my above-mentioned complaint and register FIR against the accused under Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities), Act 1989 and under sections 503, 508, 499 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and under sections 66E of the Information Technology Act, 2000,” he added.
Earlier, Malik had alleged that Sameer Wankhede was born a Muslim, but he had passed the UPSC exam, including a caste certificate, to pass as a Scheduled Caste (SC) person to get admitted under the quota.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the Bombay High Court asked Nawab Malik to file a reply to a defamation suit filed by Dnyandev Wankhede.
In his defamation suit, Wankhede urged the court to restrain Malik from writing, publishing and speaking to the media, any defamatory material against the Wankhede family. He also demanded Rs 1.25 crore from Malik for “irreparable loss, damage, harm, prejudice to the name, character, reputation and societal image” of his family.
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