The 30-year-old Bangladeshi nationwide, who was arrested on Sunday on fees of attacking Saif Ali Khan after breaking into his home, has instructed police that he stabbed the actor in his again a number of occasions in an try to free himself from his tight clutches and escape.
Sources within the police mentioned the accused, Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, additionally hid within the backyard of the constructing housing Mr Khan’s flat, in upscale Bandra, for round two hours earlier than fleeing the world.
Mr Khan, who suffered grievous accidents within the assault that befell within the early hours of Thursday, underwent an emergency surgical procedure at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital.
Docs mentioned they eliminated a 2.5-inch piece of a damaged knife from his backbone throughout the surgical procedure. If the knife had pierced 2 mm deeper, it may have brought about a extreme damage, they famous.
The 54-year-old actor was discharged from the hospital and returned home on Tuesday.
In keeping with a supply, Shehzad entered Mr Khan’s flat on the twelfth ground in Satguru Sharan constructing from the lavatory window with an intention to commit theft. “After he entered the home, the actor’s workers noticed him and began arguing with him. Quickly, Saif Ali Khan got here there and sensing a menace, he held the accused tightly from the entrance,” the supply mentioned.
“Because the accused didn’t get time to maneuver, he began stabbing Mr Khan in his again to free himself from the actor’s grip. As Mr Khan was injured in the attack, the accused managed to interrupt free from his grip,” the supply added.
The supply mentioned Mr Khan then rapidly locked the primary door of his flat, assuming Shehzad was nonetheless inside, however the accused managed to flee utilizing the identical route by means of which he had entered.
“The accused then got here down and hid himself within the backyard of the constructing for round two hours earlier than fleeing the spot,” the supply added.
Police had earlier mentioned the accused had entered and exited the flat by means of a toilet window, the duct shaft and a ladder he used to enter from the duct.
In her assertion to the police, actor Kareena Kapoor Khan recalled the assault on her husband and mentioned she noticed the intruder stab him repeatedly. “The attacker was aggressive. I noticed him assault Saif repeatedly…Our precedence was to take Saif to the hospital,” she mentioned.
A nurse caring for the couple’s youthful son Jehangir (Jeh), Eliyama Philips – who first encountered the intruder – mentioned the accused had demanded Rs 1 crore.
A number of groups of the police and the crime department labored on a number of inputs and analysed footage from a number of CCTV cameras to trace down Khan’s attacker.
On Friday, a carpenter was held as he resembled the screengrab of the suspect from the CCTV footage on the actor’s constructing, however he was launched later as he was discovered to haven’t any hyperlink to the crime. A day later, a suspect was detained in Chhattisgarh’s Durg railway station however was launched on Sunday.
After over 70 hours of an intense manhunt, the accused was arrested from close to Hiranandani Property in Kasarvadavali in Thane, about 35 kilometres from Mr Khan’s home in Bandra, on Sunday. He was subsequently remanded in police custody for five days.
Senior police officer Dixit Gedam instructed reporters that Shehzad is a Bangladeshi nationwide. “He doesn’t have any Indian paperwork. Some issues present in his possession present that he’s a Bangladeshi nationwide,” Mr Gedam mentioned.
Police additionally mentioned the accused has been dwelling in Mumbai for the previous 4 months and had modified his title to Bijoy Das.
Defence lawyer Sandeep D Sherkhane, nonetheless, mentioned the case has been hyped due to the presence of Mr Khan.
Mr Sherkhane additionally contended that his consumer has been residing within the nation for a number of years and has important paperwork (for staying within the nation), and that his household can be dwelling in India.