Cops Say Saif Attacker Is Bangladeshi, Changed Name After Coming To India

The person arrested for allegedly breaking into actor Saif Ali Khan’s Mumbai residence and stabbing him six occasions is a Bangladeshi nationwide who entered India illegally and had been residing in Mumbai for the previous few months, Mumbai Police stated in the present day.

Talking to the media this morning, Deputy Commissioner of Police Dixit Gedam stated they’ve arrested an accused in reference to the housebreaking try on the actor’s Bandra residence late on Wednesday night time. The accused, he stated, had been recognized as Mohammad Sariful Islam Shehzad. “The investigation has revealed that this accused might be from Bangladesh. He doesn’t have any Indian doc. We suspect he’s from Bangladesh, we’re investigating and have added Passport Act expenses to the case towards him,” the senior officer stated, including that the accused entered the actor’s residence to commit theft.

“We now have recovered some objects from him that counsel he’s from Bangladesh. He got here to India illegally and altered his title to Bijoy Das. He has been residing in Mumbai for about 4 months and was working at a housekeeping company,” the senior officer stated. 

Based on police, the accused is single and had been working as a waiter at a restaurant until a number of months again. He was at the moment unemployed and police suspect he tried the housebreaking for a giant haul.

Mr Gedam added that the accused had been arrested from Thane and is now bein questioned.

The intruder had managed to interrupt into the actor’s residence by way of the hearth exit on the again. His maid noticed him and screamed. When Mr Khan confronted him, the attacker stabbed him six occasions and fled. The actor was rushed to the close by Lilavati Hospital. Docs have stated he’s recovering properly.

“The robber requested for cash and when he was opposed, he attacked the maid Junu and Saif Ali Khan and injured them. Police have taken the accused into custody on the idea of technical proof. The accused’s title is Shariful Islam Shehzad and he’s a Bangladeshi nationwide,” a police assertion stated, including that the accused has additionally been charged below sections regarding illegally getting into India.

What Occurred That Night time

In her assertion to the police, Eliyama Philip, who works as a nanny for Saif’s sons, has stated she was the primary to identify the intruder. The 56-year-old has stated was woken up by some noises round 2 am. She noticed the lavatory door ajar and the sunshine on and assumed that Kareena Kapoor Khan was checking in on her youthful son Jahangir or Jeh.

“… then I went again to sleep however, once more, I realised one thing was unsuitable. So I awakened once more and noticed a person come out of the lavatory and go into the boy’s room. I shortly received up and went to Jeh’s room. The attacker then put his finger close to his mouth and stated ‘Do not make any noise, no one will exit’ in Hindi,” Ms Philip stated.

“After I rushed to select up Jeh, the person, armed with a wood stick and a protracted Hexa blade. ran in the direction of me and tried attacking me, she stated.

“I attempted to dam the assault by placing my hand ahead, however the blade hit me close to the wrists of each my fingers and on the center finger of my left hand,” she stated.

“At the moment, I requested him, ‘What would you like?’. He stated, ‘I need cash.’ I requested, ‘How a lot would you like?’ He stated in English, ‘one crore’,” Ms Philip has stated in her assertion.

Listening to Ms Philip scream, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan rushed out of their room. When Mr Khan requested the intruder what he wished, he attacked him with a wood object and the hexa blade, Ms Philip stated.

“Saif Sir one way or the other managed to get away from him and all of us ran out of the room and pulled the door of the room,” she stated, including that everybody then went to the higher flooring of their residence. The intruder later escape, she stated.

An Assault That Shocked Mumbai

The assault on the favored actor has shocked the nation and prompted questions the regulation and order state of affairs within the Most Metropolis. From the Opposition to members of the cinema fraternity, a number of distinguished voices have questioned the Devendra Fadnavis authorities on how protected abnormal persons are if celebrities will be attacked like this.

Underneath hearth, the Chief Minister has stated, “Amongst all of the megacities within the nation, Mumbai is the most secure. It’s true that some incidents happen typically and they need to be handled with seriousness however to say, based mostly on one incident, that Mumbai is unsafe wouldn’t be appropriate. This tarnishes Mumbai’s picture. However the authorities is working to make Mumbai even safer.”