'THE CASE IS NOT FOR PUBLICITY, BUT FOR DIGNITY'

In a tell-all interview, former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer Sameer Wankhede calls his defamation case against The Ba***ds of Bollywood a fight to preserve the dignity of his family and officers of the law.

- Rishabh Suri

He also addresses 'misleading narratives' circulating in the media and claims of animosity towards actor Shah Rukh Khan.

Summons have been issued to Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment. Do you see this as a sort of victory in your fight?

It reported by some portals that my petition was 'dismissed', when I was asked just to file an amendment. We brought to the Court's notice, too, that some PR campaign is running about my case being 'dismissed' or 'rejected'. I have immense faith in our judiciary. I know that, if there is truth in whatever you are saying, the judiciary will take cognisance. I am happy that the High Court took a look at what we had to say. The hearing is scheduled for October 30.

You mention 'PR campaigns' against you. Can you elaborate?

Some meme pages related to the entertainment industry have been putting out half-baked news with flashy headlines without going into the merits of the case. My wife and sister have received humiliating messages on the lines of 'Aapka case reject ho gaya, yahaan se laat mil gayi', and dirty words I can't say in the media. They humiliated the women of my house.

Who do you think is getting this done?