Sameer Wankhede

Sameer Wankhede Kids and wife have garnered significant attention in the media as he has been accused of bribe.

Sameer Wankhede is an Indian Revenue Service officer from the 2008 batch. He was the Zonal Director of the Narcotics Control Agency until 2021. Sameer Wankhede previously worked for the National Investigative Agency and the Air Intelligence Unit.

He allegedly got death threats from the drug mafia in 2013 but declined security protection when his supervisors contacted him. Wankhede believes the measure will demoralize the army. 

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He also oversaw the investigation into the Cordelia drug case. Wankhede’s attachment period with the NCB expires on December 31, 2021. Wankhede was moved to Chennai in May 2022.

Sameer Wankhede Kids: Twin Daughters Zyda and Ziya And Son Athier

Sameer Wankhede, a senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) politician and the zone director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Mumbai, Maharashtra, is well-known for his involvement in high-profile investigations such as the Sushant Singh Rajput drug case. 

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Sameer Wankhede wife and kids (source: Dreshare)

While much is known about Sameer Wankhede’s professional career and marriage to Marathi Actress Kranti Redkar, information about his children, twin daughters Zyda and Ziya, and son Athier, is scant.

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Kranti Redkar, the ‘Jatra’ Actress, married IPS officer Sameer Wankhede. After a few years of marriage, the couple was blessed with twins and began operating a clothing line named after their children.

His daughters’ names are Zyda and Ziya. Apart from that, Sameer and Shabana have a kid called Athier Wankhede.

Mehfil host Kranti Redkar, Sameer Wankhede’s wife, shared a special “motherly” moment from the time when their twin daughters Zyda and Ziya were born. 

Kranti said on Instagram about the day Zyda and Ziya were born, “Happy Mother’s Day to me. It’s been a roller coaster; I am not joking..” I’ll never be the same after giving birth to ZYDA AND ZIYA. It’s me, a newcomer. 

Vulnerable, constantly afraid, emotional but powerful, always caught between two worlds, between two infants. Today, I am a superwoman who will go to any extent for my children.

Sameer Wankhede Wife: Marital Status Explored

When it comes to Sameer’s marital status, he is married. In his life, he has had not one but two marriages. 

Sameer Wankhede’s first wife’s name is Dr. Shabana Qureshi, whom he married on November 12, 2006, and later divorced in 2016. Sameer also has a son with his first wife, Shabana Qureshi, named Athier Wankhede.

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Sameer Wankhede wife Kranti Redkar  (source: Timesofindia)

Following his divorce from his first wife, Sameer developed feelings for Marathi television Actress Kranti Redkar, and the two eventually married. 

Kranti Redkar became Sameer Wankhede’s second wife and married on March 29, 2017. Sameer and Kranti also have two twin daughters named Zyda and Ziya.

She appeared in several films, including Gharatyasathi Sare Kahi, Pipani, Shahanpan Dega Deva, Kho-Kho, The Letters, Murder Mestri, Rocky, and many others.

Who Are Sameer Wankhede Parents? Family Explored

Dnyandeo Kachurji Wankhede is Sameer Wankhede’s father. He was a former Police officer of the Maharashtra Police Department who has since retired. In addition to his Father, Sameer has a sister named Yasmeen Wankhede, a criminal lawyer.

Sameer Wankhede was born into a Dalit Marathi middle-class household. He and his Father are Hindus who worship Hindu gods and goddesses. Sameer’s mother, Late Zaheda Wankhede, was a Muslim who died roughly six years ago for unknown reasons.

Wankhede is a very hard worker. After passing the IRS test in the 2008 batch, he was assigned as the Deputy Customs Commissioner at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

Afterward, he served as an IRS (Indian Revenue Service) official for several years. According to accounts, he was also named Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and entrepreneur.

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