AMID allegations that NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede fudged his caste certificate, a top official from the National Commission for Scheduled Castes met the officer’s family on Sunday. In an apparent clean chit, NCSC Vice President Arun Haldar said no officer will ever provide fake documents to the Commission because one can lose the job if found guilty. State minister Nawab Malik rejected Haldar’s claims, calling him a BJP man.

Speaking to mid-day, Haldar said, “He [Wankhede] is an honest officer and has been doing his job with sincerity and integrity for the last 15 years. He has worked with IB as well. Can anyone become an IB officer by producing a fake certificate? One should first investigate why Mr Malik is targeting an officer who is doing his best to clear the drug menace in the city. He definitely has some malafide intentions.”