Sameer Wankhede doing good work, he is being targeted: Caste panel official

Coming out in support of NCB’s zonal director Sameer Wankhede, the vice-chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes on Sunday said that although the officer is doing good work, a minister has launched a personal attack on him and his family members.

Halder also called for a government probe into finding out why the minister was attacking the officer and his family.

Halder's statement came after he visited Wankhede's residence to check his original caste certificate.

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State minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik has levelled a number of allegations against Wankhede. Among other things, he has accused the officer of forging his caste certificate and other documents to secure a job from the SC quota after clearing the UPSC examination as an IRS officer.