In a major twist in the Saif Ali Khan stabbing case, the chargesheet filed by Mumbai Police has revealed that most fingerprint samples collected from the actor’s home did not match the accused, Mohammad Shariful Islam.
Nearly 20 fingerprint samples were sent to the state CID’s Fingerprint Bureau. Of these, 19 did not match Shariful. The prints from the bathroom door, bedroom sliding door, and cupboard door failed to match his fingerprints.
Only one fingerprint — found on the eighth floor of the building — matched the accused. Police sources, however, said fingerprint evidence is not always conclusive. They noted that many people touch surfaces in a home, and the odds of a match are often low.
The chargesheet also revealed that Shariful, a Bangladeshi national, had been illegally sending money to his family across the border. He allegedly sent funds through his sister’s husband, Abdulla Alim, using a Bangalore-based account. The transactions were handled by Shariful’s manager or supervisor, Amit Pandey.
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Last week, the Mumbai Police filed a 1,000-page chargesheet in the Metropolitan Magistrate Court. It includes forensic reports, fingerprint analysis, facial recognition results, and a report from the identification parade.
Police also opposed Shariful’s bail plea. They told the court that a knife fragment found lodged near Saif’s spine matched the blade recovered from the accused. The weapon was reportedly found at the crime scene.
The attack occurred in the early hours of 16 January at Khan’s Mumbai residence. Saif was reportedly injured while defending a female staff member who was attacked in his son Jeh’s room. He sustained serious injuries in the altercation with the intruder.
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