Accused who attacked Saif Ali Khan panicked after seeing his photo on TV, then made a plan to escape
Saif Ali Khan: After interrogating the accused who attacked Saif Ali Khan, the statement of the police has come to the fore. He was traced after CCTV footage surfaced. Initially, the police faced challenges in locating the attacker.
The Bangladeshi national arrested for stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan had planned to flee to Bangladesh after getting nervous after seeing his picture on news channels. This information has been given by news agency PTI quoting officials. The accused has been identified as Shariful Islam Shahzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir, who had changed his name to Vijay Das.
He was traced after CCTV footage surfaced. Initially, the police faced challenges in locating the lone attacker. Fakir, a native of Jhalokati in Bangladesh, had been living in Mumbai for more than five months, doing small jobs, and was associated with a housekeeping agency. Taking the help of advanced technology, the police identified the intruder's picture on CCTV and spotted him on a motorcycle at a crossing in suburban Andheri on January 9, officials said.
The investigation took a turn when the motorcyclist told the police that he was Fakir's old boss. This clue helped the police obtain the suspect's phone number, which was put under surveillance, they said. On Saturday night, the police tracked a digital payment made by the suspect to a food stall near Century Mill in Worli, where he ordered burji pav (fried eggs with bread) and a bottle of water.
