“Attacker a Bangladeshi national”
Mumbai: The police teams in Mumbai on Thursday have laid their hands on ‘clinching’ evidence regarding the identity and nationality of the criminal involved in stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan at his residence in Mumbai.
Officials from the police said that the police teams investigating the case accessed a crucial document which proves the Bangladeshi origin of the accused Mohammad Shahzad.
The Bangladeshi ID and driving licence accessed by the Mumbai Crime Branch shows his name as Mohammad Shariful Islam Shahzad. His father’s name is Mohammad Ruhul Amin and he is a 30-year-old Bangladeshi national, according to the document.
The attacker had sneaked into the Bollywood actor’s house apparently with a motive to steal but as he was confronted by the actor, it turned into a bloody affair.
Earlier, the Mumbai Police said in a press conference that he is a Bangladeshi national and had changed his name after entering India illegally. He came to Mumbai about six months ago and was living with a changed identity of Vijay Das.
The actor was injured in a brutal attack at his residence on 16 January this month after which police arrested the accused on January 19.
Police have so far interrogated more than 50 people in the case. About 35 teams were formed to nab the accused.
Saif Ali Khan was attacked inside his 12th-floor apartment in the upscale Bandra locality during an attempted robbery. He sustained multiple stab wounds and underwent two surgeries at the Lilavati hospital.
The attacker had told the police that he stabbed the actor in the back multiple times to free himself from the actor’s grip.