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Mumbai Police arrested Shariful Islam after a 3-day manhunt. However, social media was abuzz with speculations that the man seen in CCTV footage was different from the arrested individual.
Saif Ali Khan’s alleged attacker Shariful Islam (PTI Image)
In a massive development in the Saif Ali Khan’s attack case, the fingerprints found at the actor’s residence do not match the samples of Shariful Islam Shehzad, a Bangladeshi national who was arrested for allegedly attacking Saif at his residence on January 16, according to a report.
The revelation was made by the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) which submitted negative reports on the fingerprint samples of Shariful, giving a setback to the Mumbai Police amid buzz on social media that the wrong individual has been arrested, mid-day reported.
Shariful was nabbed from Thane after a massive 3-day manhunt by the Mumbai Police and Crime Branch whose around 40 teams were assigned the job.
Arrested ‘Attacker’s’ Fingerprints Do Not Match With Those At Crime Scene
According to the report, a total of 19 fingerprint samples were taken from the crime scene at the actor’s residence and none of them matched with those of Shariful. The development raised questions over the arrest of the man who is accused of attacking Saif who underwent a six-hour-long surgery at the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.
The internet is already on fire with speculations that the man seen on the CCTV footage of Saif’s building and the man arrested are two different individuals.
CID’s Report On Shariful’s Fingerprints
Shariful’s fingerprints were sent to the CID’s fingerprint bureau for testing where it confirmed through a system-generated report that not one out of the 19 crime scene fingerprints matched Shariful’s. The report was sent to the CID Superintendent in Pune on Friday, mid-day reported citing sources.
A team from the East Region of Mumbai Police, led by DCP Navnath Dhavale of Zone 6, had arrested Shariful, however, the team reportedly had “limited information” about the case as it was initially being dealt with by the Zone 9 team, the report indicated citing sources.
Railway’s Facial Recognition Report Of Shariful Under Scrutiny
The Zone 6 team was rushed to the location to arrest the suspect as they were closer to his location, as per his suspected cell number. Shariful was handed over to the Bandra Police which comes under Zone 9, the report said.
The facial recognition report generated by the Western Railway is also under scrutiny, it claimed.
The CCTV footage that the police initially released showing the suspect exiting Saif’s building through stairs was extremely blurred due to which the officials could not enhance the image quality using technology. Consequently, the facial recognition report from the Western Railway was used. However, doubts have been raised as it does not align with the appearance of the individual spotted inside the building, mid-day reported.
