New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Amid a high-profile defamation case against Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment, ex-NCB officer Sameer Wankhede speaks with conviction and confidence. For him, this fight is not about publicity, but about defending dignity- of his family, the women in his family who faced online harassment, and the officers who risk their lives in anti-drug operations. In an exclusive, freewheeling conversation with HT City's Rishabh Suri, Sameer addresses misleading narratives and claims of personal animosity with actor Shah Rukh Khan.

It all started in 2021, when Shah Rukh's son Aryan was arrested by Sameer during a drug raid conducted on a cruise in Mumbai. Aryan was given a clean chit in 2022, and went on to direct the recent ...