Police probe: Saif attack accused used Bengal resident’s Aadhaar to get SIM

According to sources, Shariful Islam told the constabulary that helium had studied till Class 12 successful Bangladesh, has 2 brothers, and came to India successful hunt of employment. He claimed that helium crossed the Dawki river, connected the India-Bangladesh borderline successful Meghalaya, to participate India. In India, helium allegedly utilized a fake individuality arsenic Vijay Das.

After a fewer weeks successful West Bengal, helium came to Mumbai, wherever helium chose to enactment astatine places wherever documents were not required. A labour contractor, Amit Pandey, helped him get housekeeping enactment successful pubs and hotels successful Worli and Thane, said sources.

During questioning, Shariful Islam archetypal claimed that helium was a nonmigratory of Kolkata, constabulary said. On going done his cellphone, constabulary recovered respective calls made connected Bangladesh numbers. He had besides utilized mobile apps to marque calls to his household members successful Bangladesh, constabulary sources said.

Mohammad Shariful Islam Shahzad, the premier accused successful the Saif Ali Khan onslaught lawsuit being taken to Bandra tribunal from Khar Police presumption connected Sunday. (Express Photo: Ganesh Shirshekar)

Police past made him telephone his family, and helium spoke to 1 of his brothers successful Bangladesh, from whom they got his individuality documents, said sources. The documents confirmed his Bangladeshi nationality.

Police sources said that earlier entering Khan’s building, Shariful Islam made a failed effort to participate a adjacent bungalow of different Bollywood superstar. He fled aft the dogs determination barked astatine him. The trespassing effort was captured connected immoderate CCTV cameras, but the visuals are not precise clear, said sources. A elder constabulary serviceman said they person not received immoderate ailment successful this regard.

Police sources said the accused was equipped with a weapon and immoderate tools erstwhile helium went to Khan’s house. After fleeing from Khan’s house, the accused slept successful a plot adjacent a assemblage successful Bandra and besides changed his clothes, said sources.

He was yet caught hiding successful the mangroves successful Thane astatine astir 2 americium connected Sunday — aft a manhunt that progressive tracking CCTV footage and an online outgo helium made astatine a nutrient stall.

Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone 9, Dixit Gedam said the accused would beryllium taken to the actor’s residence arsenic portion of their probe procedure.

Khan was earnestly injured successful the break-in astatine his duplex residence connected January 16, betwixt 2 americium and 2.30 am, aft helium was stabbed aggregate times during an alleged failed robbery attempt. He was taken to the Lilavati Hospital, wherever helium underwent surgery. Doctors person said helium is unchangeable and retired of danger.