The Mumbai Police groups investigating the stabbing of actor Saif Ali Khan have accessed two identification playing cards proving the nationality of his alleged attacker Sariful Islam, who had illegally entered India from Bangladesh final 12 months and assumed the alias Bijoy Das.
Sariful, 30, was arrested on Saturday from Thane close to Mumbai after a three-day manhunt involving not less than 20 groups from the Mumbai Police. He was produced in court docket the subsequent day and has been in police custody since then.
On Thursday, police officers mentioned that whereas they already knew that Shariful was Bangladeshi, they’ve now discovered proof within the type of two identification playing cards in his title from the nation. The primary is a Nationwide Id Card which states that Shariful was born on March 3, 1994, and is the son of Mohammed Ruhul Islam.
The second doc is a learner’s driver’s licence which reveals that Shariful was a resident of Barisal, a metropolis in south-central Bangladesh. The licence was issued in November 2019 and was speculated to expire in February 2020. The date for his written, oral and sensible take a look at for a everlasting licence was set for March 18, 2020.
Saif Ali Khan was stabbed six instances within the early hours of January 16, allegedly by Sariful, who had entered the actor’s home within the ‘Satguru Sharan’ constructing in Bandra West with the intention of finishing up a theft. Sariful had demanded Rs 1 crore from the nanny of Saif’s three-year-old son Jehangir, also called Jeh, and stabbed Mr Khan when he confronted him and grabbed maintain of him.
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Police had earlier mentioned Shariful, who has studied until class 12, had entered India by Meghalaya seven months in the past and stayed in West Bengal for a while. He modified his title to Bijoy Das to keep away from suspicion and used a neighborhood resident’s Aadhaar card to get a cell phone SIM card.
The 30-year-old then determined to maneuver to Mumbai to seek for a job and initially labored in locations the place he was not required to supply any paperwork.
Sources had mentioned that after he was caught, Shariful was requested if he was the one who had attacked Mr Khan and he had replied, “Haan, maine hello kiya hai (sure, it was me).” He shall be produced in court docket once more on Friday.
Saif Ali Khan, who suffered extreme accidents – together with to his backbone – was discharged from Lilavati Hospital on Tuesday. The 54-year-old actor will now have a police constable staying with him across the clock and he can even use the providers of a safety agency run by fellow actor Ronit Roy.