Probing if accused in Saif stabbing had any accomplice: Police

Shariful, a Bangladeshi national, was presented again earlier the court, which extended his constabulary custody until January 29. He was arrested from Thane aboriginal Sunday.

Seeking custody of Shariful for 7 much days, nationalist authoritative Kishor Patil told the tribunal that determination has been sizeable advancement successful the lawsuit and further custodial interrogation of the accused was indispensable to retrieve further evidence.

The investigators said the apparel worn by the complainant (Eliyamma Philip), the injured (Khan and Geeta) and different witnesses astatine the clip of the incidental person been sent to the FSL on with the humor samples of the accused for forensic analysis.

Police besides informed the tribunal that they person seized the limb utilized to onslaught the actor, apparel that Shariful wore during and aft the attack, his mobile phone, SIM card, scarf and a bag. “We request to retrieve the shoes helium wore during the incident. We besides request to recognize the root from whom helium obtained the weapon,” nationalist authoritative Patil told the court.

The constabulary said Shariful was not cooperating with the probe and they were trying to place the motive down the crime.

The constabulary person recovered CCTV footage of Shariful from Khan’s residential premises and different locations successful the city. They privation to behaviour a facial designation test, Prasad Joshi, different nationalist prosecutor, told the court.

The constabulary said they wanted to ascertain however Shariful managed to get the mobile telephone and SIM paper recovered from him. “We person recovered a fake Aadhaar card with his picture, but it was made successful the sanction of Vijay Das. We privation to find however helium obtained it,” said an officer.

“The arrested accused is not providing accusation astir who helped him participate India from Bangladesh and reside illegally successful India and we privation to probe into it,” the constabulary stated.

Shariful was besides taken to the spot, which helped constabulary find the series of events, constabulary submitted earlier the court.

Defence lawyer Sandeep Sherkhane, arguing that custodial interrogation was not necessary, and raised questions connected the behaviour of those contiguous astatine Khan’s residence. “It is suspicious that household members and others contiguous wrong the location did not interaction the constabulary oregon information unit successful the building. Instead, they went straight to the hospital,” helium said. Sherkhane claimed that Shariful was being falsely implicated successful the lawsuit due to the fact that helium is simply a Bangladeshi national.

After proceeding submissions from some sides, the tribunal observed that the offence was serious. It said that further postulation of evidence, interrogation and probe are necessary, and therefore, continued constabulary custody is required.