After Malik's allegation, the NCB officer had said that his father Dnyandev Kachruji Wankhede was a Hindu and his late mother Zaheeda was a Muslim.
मलिक के आरोप के बाद एनसीबी अधिकारी ने कहा था कि उनके पिता ज्ञानदेव कचरूजी वानखेड़े हिंदू और उनकी दिवंगत मां जाहिदा मुस्लिम थीं.