Mumbai:
The 31-year-old man who was detained in Chhattisgarh as a suspect within the Saif Ali Khan case earlier this month stated the police motion has value him his job and a wedding proposal, introduced immense disrepute to his household, and left him with an “insufferable harmful feeling”.
In an unique interview to NDTV, Akash Kanojia, who was briefly detained and interrogated, stated his {photograph} was extensively circulated regardless of having no involvement within the crime. “Why was my photograph made viral? I need justice,” he stated, threatening to maneuver court docket if his {photograph} was not introduced down by all those that shared it throughout numerous on-line platforms.
He additionally sought to know if police would have acted in an analogous method had a VIP or a millionaire’s son been a suspect within the case.
On January 18, Mr Kanojia was detained from Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Kolkata Shalimar Jnaneswari Categorical at Chhattisgarh’s Durg station by the Railway Safety Drive (RPF) after a tip off from Mumbai police, two days after Mr Khan was stabbed by an intruder at his residence in Bandra.
He was launched a day later, with Mumbai Police officers saying he was just a suspect. Days later and after over 70 hours of an intense manhunt, a 30-year-old man, who was later recognized as a Bangladeshi nationwide, was arrested in reference to the assault.
Mr Kanojia, nonetheless, stated the police motion had extreme repercussions and left him and his household traumatised.
He stated he misplaced his job as a driver. He stated his marriage was mounted however the potential bride’s household referred to as it off after he was detained within the case. He added that his kinfolk and pals are hesitant to fulfill or keep ties with him and his household.
“No matter occurred to me mustn’t occur to anybody else. I’m a poor man, and that is why I needed to see such days. What if there was a VIP or a millionaire’s son in my place, what would they (police) have finished? Such issues occurred to me at the moment however they need to not occur to anybody tomorrow. After such remedy, that harmful feeling you get is insufferable,” he stated.
“I used to be defamed a lot. It’s a query of somebody’s life. I used to be not improper. I had not dedicated any crime. Then why was my photograph made viral? I’m not able to committing such crimes,” he added.
He requested all those that circulated his {photograph} throughout platforms to delete it. “In any other case there is just one final cease – court docket. I will need to knock on the court docket’s door,” he stated.
Mr Kanojia recalled the occasions that led to his detention. He stated he was travelling on the Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Kolkata Shalimar Jnaneshwari Categorical when he was cornered by the RPF males. “They confirmed me my {photograph}. I advised him I’m Akash Kanojia. They requested me to get off the practice. After I requested them why, they stated the Mumbai Police have requested them to find me. Since I knew that the RPF was doing its obligation, I agreed to go along with them,” he stated.
“After this, the RPF took me with them. They advised me that they might not ask me something or provoke any motion in opposition to me. They requested if I used to be simply operating away? I requested them why would I run? I advised them that in the event that they assume I’ve finished one thing improper, then they need to name the Mumbai cops. Because the cops got here, I used to be interrogated. I advised them I didn’t commit the crime,” he stated.
Mr Kanojia stated he requested the cops to take him to the actor to confirm if he had carried out the assault. “I stated that if he (Mr Khan) says that it was me who attacked him, then the police can blame me for all of the crimes that occurred in Mumbai that day. Why ought to I settle for one thing that I’ve not finished. After this, I used to be allowed to go dwelling,” he stated.
Mr Kanojia’s father, Kailash, earlier criticised the cops for “ruining my son’s life“.
“The police detained my son with out verifying his identification. This error has ruined his life. Now, because of the psychological trauma, Akash is unable to give attention to work or talk along with his household. He has change into withdrawn, would not discuss correctly, and has misplaced all motivation,” he advised PTI.
“Persons are saying there isn’t any resemblance between my son and the precise accused. He misplaced his job and his marriage was referred to as off. Who’s accountable? The behaviour of the police has destroyed Akash’s future,” he added.
Chatting with reporters earlier, Mumbai police sub inspector Pradeep Fude stated: “We will detain anybody for inquiry. We had been insisting he was just a suspect. There was no mistake on our half. We had advised the media that we might share genuine particulars however some went forward and declared him an accused.”
On January 16, Mr Khan suffered grievous accidents, after he was stabbed six times reportedly by Islam, throughout a failed housebreaking try on the actor’s twelfth flooring residence in “Satguru Sharan” constructing in upscale Bandra.
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 the actor’s attacker.
Days afterward January 19, Sariful Islam, a Bangladeshi national, was arrested from near Hiranandani Estate in Kasarvadavali in Thane, about 35 kilometres from Mr Khan’s home in Bandra. He was subsequently remanded in police custody.
Islam’s father, nonetheless, stated his son is being framed for causes unknown to him.