Chaini Parwani –
Published On: November 21, 2021 at 13:40 IST
A Petition has been registered in the Bombay High Court pleading to the Caste Scrutiny Committee to examine the Caste Certificate of Sameer Wankhede, Zonal director Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
The Plea also alleges the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) to lapse the services if the Scrutiny Panel determines that Sameer Wankhede has exploited the Scheduled Caste (SC) Status of his father.
Further the Plea alleges that the Scheduled Caste (SC) status was surrendered after Dhyandev Wankhede got married to a Muslim woman.
Advocate Nitin Satpute representing Petitioner Ashok Mahadev Kamble stated that Wankhede got registered in Civil Services by concealing the fact that he was a Muslim and by misrepresenting his Caste/Religion.
Further Kamble highlighted that as Wankhede’s father Dhyandev Wankhede had converted to Islam and taken the name Dawood to get married to Zaheeda Bano, Wankhede could not avail benefits meant for the SC community.
Furthermore, Kamble stated that while a declaration stating a change in Dawood’s name was made in 1993, there was no change made to his Religion. Kamble also alleged the Sub-Registrar had corrected Dawood’s name to Dnyandev in the NCB officer’s Birth Certificate so that the latter could get an admission in college through the SC quota.
The Petition allegedly has sought Wankhede’s dismissal from civil service.