Former NCB Commissioner Sameer Wankhede Receives Threat Calls, Files FIR

Indian Revenue Service officer Sameer Wankhede filed a FIR against a cyber threat from a Twitter user, on August 19. Wankhede, former Mumbai zonal director of a the NCB filed non-cognisable offence under section 507 of the IPC, following which the Goregaon Police started a probe. Notably, Wankhede received the threat from a Twitter handle over Wankhede's FIR against the jailed NCP leader Nawab Malik for defaming Wankhede over his caste-certificate.