The accused who has been nabbed from Thane in the Saif Ali Khan stabbing case, has said in his statement that he was unaware about the identity of the actor.
The accused has been sent to five days of police custody after he was produced in the Bandra Court on Sunday.
The stabbing case pertaining to the Bollywood actor is turning murky with each passing day with many incoherent details inferred from the statements of the parties involved.
However, the accused’s statement about him being oblivious to the celebrity status of the actor seem to be congruent to the statement of the rickshaw driver, who also said that he didn’t realise that he was taking the Bollywood actor to the hospital.
Previous employment details of accused revealed
Police recently arrested the man, identified as Mohammad Shariful Islam Shahzad in Saif Ali Khan’s stabbing case. Now, it has been learned that the accused used to work as a housekeeper at ‘The Blair All Day’ restaurant near Hiranandani area of Thane.
The accused worked at the restaurant from September 2024 to December 2024.
Nelson Salda, Manager of ‘The Blair All Day’ restaurant was quoted saying, “We discontinued his contract after 15th December. He worked with us only for 2 months. He used to work in the housekeeping department. He worked according to the standard procedure of the restaurant. He told us his name was Bijoy Das. He was decent as an employee.”
DCP, Crime Branch Mumbai, Dikshit Gedam was quoted saying during a press conference, “There is primary evidence to anticipate that the accused is a Bangladeshi. He does not have valid Indian documents. “FIR was registered and one accused has been arrested. His name is Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad. (IANS)