Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
A CCTV clip from January 9, a week before the brutal stabbing attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan at his Mumbai home, helped the police trace and catch the accused, Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad.
The footage, accessed by India Today TV, showed the accused, a Bangladeshi national, roaming the Dadar and Prabhadevi areas, providing key leads that ultimately led to his arrest.
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Saif Ali Khan was stabbed by an intruder at the ‘Satguru Sharan’ building in Bandra at around 2:30 am on January 16. The 54-year-old actor rushed to Lilavati Hospital for emergency surgery and is currently recovering.
The video evidence showed Shehzad roaming around the Dadar railway station, an area in Prabhadevi and Worli Koliwada in the week preceding the attack. Police said the accused used several aliases, including Bijoy Das, Vijay Das, Mohammad Illyas, and BJ, which further complicated the probe.
Before he was caught, posters with images of the suspect, extracted from CCTV footage showing him descending the stairs of Saif Ali Khan’s home, were circulated across Mumbai and surrounding areas.
Shehzad reportedly entered the home with the intent to commit theft but ended up stabbing the actor in the process.
In court, the Mumbai Police sought 14-day custody of Shehzad to investigate potential links to an international conspiracy, given that the he is a Bangladeshi citizen. “The suspicion of international conspiracy cannot be ruled out,” the court observed while granting five-day police custody for further interrogation.
However, the lawyer representing Shehzad in court, argued that he was not a Bangladeshi but an Indian citizen living in Mumbai. “The matter is being unnecessarily hyped because it involves Saif Ali Khan. Otherwise, it would have been treated as a normal case. The reasons for custody were not clearly stated in the remand application. The accused is a young boy with no prior criminal record and is being made a scapegoat,” the lawyer said.
Saif Ali Khan is currently recovering after he underwent successful surgery to stop spinal fluid leakage. His doctors have stated that he is stable and may be discharged soon.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
