‘Fingerprints of Saif's attacker found at site, he's a flight risk'

Time of India

4 days ago

Mumbai: Strongly opposing the bail plea of Shariful Islam, a 30-year-old Bangladeshi national accused in the alleged housebreaking and assault on actor Saif Ali Khan, the prosecution submitted that the arrested accused's left-hand fingerprints were found at the crime scene.
The reply submitted on Thursday also referred to a facial recognition test. Earlier, the police confirmed that the face of the accused matched the image captured in CCTV footage from Khan's residence. The prosecution said releasing the accused on bail could lead to him fleeing to Bangladesh and influencing witnesses. . "If the applicant-accused is released on bail, the possibility of him repeatedly committing such crimes cannot be ruled out," the reply said.
The accused was arrested on Jan 19, and during interrogation, it was allegedly revealed he is a Bangladeshi citizen who illegally entered India. He is accused of grievously injuring Khan, his employee, and another witness with a deadly weapon, with the intent to cause death during the early hours of Jan 16. The plea will come up for hearing on August 1.
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Submitting that the prosecution had strong evidence against the accused, the reply said that a medical officer reported that Khan was injured by the weapon recovered from the accused.
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"Furthermore, a CA (Chemical Analysis) examination report has also been received from the Forensic Science Laboratory, Kalina…stating in writing that the piece of knife blade found from the crime scene, the partially broken knife found from the accused, and the piece of knife found from the body of injured…Saif Ali Khan, are parts of the same knife," the reply said.
This is the second time Islam sought bail. Islam iterated that he was falsely implicated.
Calling the FIR the complainant's imaginary story, his bail plea said that even if the statements of witnesses are taken as gospel truth, without admitting anything on record, for the sake of arguments, then also it won't be able to fulfil the ingredient of Section 311 of BNS.
The section deals with the offence of robbery or dacoity with an attempt to cause death or grievous hurt. The plea also said that he was in jail for seven months and there was no likelihood of the trial commencing soon. "That the investigation agency arrested a different person in this crime on the basis of the said CCTV footage and later on relying on the same CCTV footage the investigation agency conveniently arrested the present applicant," the plea said.