In a shocking twist, Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan's alleged attacker, Md. Shariful Islam Shahzad, has his father, Ruhul Amin, declaring that the man shown in the CCTV footage is not his son. Speaking to India Today, he highlighted no resemblance between his son and the person seen in the footage.
Shariful's father claims, "The man seen in Saif Ali Khan's CCTV footage is not my son. That person's hair is very long, whereas my son usually keeps his hair short like a soldier." He shared that Shariful has completed his secondary education and used to support the family by driving a bike-rickshaw.
Ruhul Amin worked at a jute mill in Khulna, Bangladesh, until 2007 before returning to his village to farm. Evidence confirms the attacker's Bangladeshi identity, as Mumbai police's crime branch found Bangladeshi ID and driving licenses with the name Shariful Islam.
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The documents revealed that the father's name as Md. Ruhul Amin. Shariful Islam Shahzad was arrested on a recent Sunday. Under the alias Vijay Das, he had been living illegally in Mumbai, originally from Barisal, Bangladesh, staying in the city for the last five months.
According to Mumbai police, Shariful was part of a housekeeping agency and entered India by crossing the Dawki River illegally seven months ago. After spending initial weeks in West Bengal, he moved to Mumbai for work. He obtained a SIM card using the Aadhar card of a local person registered under Khukomoni Jahangir Seha's name.
The crime branch is probing the case, with the accused in police custody undergoing continuous questioning. Multiple departments within the Forensic Science Laboratory at Kalina in Mumbai will scrutinize the evidence seized, including his mobile phone, clothing, and CCTV footage.
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An officer noted that the FSL departments like Tape Authentication and Speaker Identification, Biology, DNA, Footprints, Physics, and Cyber analysis are involved in examining the evidence. Investigators are encountering language barriers as the accused speaks Hindi with a Bangladeshi accent during interrogations.
The attack on Saif Ali Khan has sparked widespread curiosity and skepticism across social and political circles. Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane's remarks questioning the authenticity of Saif's stabbing claims have stirred controversy, even as social media platforms are rife with speculation.
Nitesh Rane questioned whether Saif was genuinely attacked or merely 'acting.' His comments followed Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam's doubts about Saif returning to normalcy after a massive surgery quickly. Nirupam had earlier expressed skepticism about the actor's rapid recovery post-operation.
