Shariful Islam Shahzad, accused of attacking actor Saif Ali Khan, has filed a bail plea in the Mumbai Sessions Court, claiming innocence and calling the case fabricated. He was arrested on January 19 in Thane. As per police reports, Shariful allegedly broke into Saif Ali Khan's 12th-floor apartment in the early hours of January 16 and stabbed him six times before fleeing the scene.
The case is currently in Bandra Magistrate Court but will be transferred to Sessions Court after the chargesheet is filed. Shahzad’s plea argues that the FIR was wrongly registered, he has cooperated with the investigation, and the police already have all the necessary evidence, ensuring no possibility of interference from him.
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Islam entered the house with the intent of robbing and, in the process, attacked the actor and his staff member, Gita, using a wooden weapon and a hexa blade. After the attack, Saif Ali Khan spent five days in the hospital before being discharged on January 21.
Shariful Islam, a Bangladesh national, was arrested by the police based on CCTV footage showing him on the staircase of the building where Saif Ali Khan lives. However, in the petition filed before the court, Islam claimed that the FIR was made falsely.