MUMBAI, May 2 -- Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede, in his affidavit before the Bombay high court, has described the agency's issuance of notices to him over alleged irregularities in two cases he supervised as a "witch hunt" and a "media trial". The IRS officer has alleged that NCB deliberately "leaked sensitive details and confidential notices" to the press to settle personal scores and damage his public reputation. According to the affidavit filed on April 16, 11 notices were issued to Wankhede based on an alleged anonymous complaint received by former minister Nawab Malik in 2021. It flagged purported irregularities in two cases supervised by Wankhede. Wankhede has contended that NCB's action is retali...