North India Statesman
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Mumbai – A Bangladeshi national arrested for assaulting actor Saif Ali Khan got scared after seeing his picture on a news channel. He knew that very rich people live in Bandra. Therefore, some had conspired to commit a big theft there and collect the money and escape to their country Bangladesh. Police found fingerprints of the accused at 19 places at the scene.
Work is underway to collect important evidence with the help of finger prints and forensic experts. Accused Shariful Islam Shahzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Faqir (age 30) changed his name to Vijay Das.
On January 9, a week before the attack, Shariful was captured on CCTV camera while riding a bike. Saif Ali Khan’s safety has become a matter of concern after the attack on his Bandra house. As the investigation progressed to nab the accused who were absconding after the attack, various teams of Mumbai Police examined CCTV footage in different areas of the city to collect evidence.
Initially the police had difficulty in finding the attacker. Shariful, originally from Jhalokati, Bangladesh, was living in Mumbai for more than five months. With the help of advanced technology, the police got the picture of the attacker from CCTV. On January 9, he was riding a bike near an intersection in Andheri, which helped in his identification. Another bike rider told the police that the accused Shariful was his former employee.
From this lead, the police got the phone number of the suspected accused, who was kept on surveillance. Made UPI payment to buy egg dish and water bottle at a food stall near Century Mill in Worli. Then the police got help from Thane in tracing his location. During police interrogation, Fakir said that he had become frightened after seeing his photographs on news channels and social media, claiming that he had plotted to flee back to Bangladesh.
Police have recovered fingerprints from the ducted washroom window at the crime scene and other places in the house, which will be matched with the accused.
