Sameer Wankhede breaks silence after Delhi HC summons Red Chillies, Netflix in defamation case: ‘I am fighting for…’

Sameer Wankhede vs Bollywood Ba***ds

After the Delhi High Court issued summons to Red Chillies Entertainment Private Limited and others in connection with the civil defamation case filed by him, former Mumbai Regional Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede said on Wednesday that his fight was for the honor of his family and the integrity of uniformed officers.

Speaking to ANI, Wankhede shared: “I am happy that the Delhi High Court has delivered justice and now I am fighting for the honor of my family, the honor of service, the honor of IRS officers and the officers who wear the uniform. We cannot be portrayed in a bad light and be humiliated like that.” “I am fighting for the honor of the family where the trolls took place and this is the honor of the national emblem, Satyameva Jayate. I am fighting for all these things.”

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued summons to Red Chillies Entertainment Private Limited and others in a civil defamation case filed by Wankhede. Judge Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav issued a summons (notice) on Sameer Wankhede’s plea against Red Chillies Entertainment and others.

The High Court asked Red Chillies Entertainment and others to respond within seven days. The petition was requested to be answered again within three days. The court asked the plaintiff to provide a copy of the petition to all defendants. The matter was submitted to hearing on October 30. The Supreme Court refused to provide any immediate relief to the petitioner and asked them to come after 10 days.

In his suit, Wankhede has sought permanent and mandatory injunction, declaratory and compensatory relief against the production house, Netflix and others, adding that he was victimized by a fake, malicious and defamatory video in Aryan Khan’s directorial debut The Ba***ds of Bollywood. “This series propagates a misleading and negative portrayal of anti-drug enforcement agencies, thereby eroding the public’s trust in law enforcement,” he said in his defense.

He also alleged that the series was deliberately conceptualized and executed with the aim of maligning the reputation of Sameer Wankhede in a colorful and biased manner, especially when the cases involving him and Aryan Khan were pending before the Bombay High Court and the NDPS Special Court in Mumbai. He argued that the portrayal unfairly targeted him at a time when the judicial review was ongoing.

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