Attack on Saif: Forensic report confirms identity of arrested man

Was the CCTV grab of the man fleeing Saif Ali Khan's building in the early hours of January 16 – the first image released by the police after the attack on the actor – a match for Shariful Islam Shehzad Fakir, the suspect arrested for breaking into Khan's Bandra home?

- Megha Sood

MUMBAI:

A facial recognition test has returned a positive result, showing that the image of the suspect fleeing via the stairwell of Khan's building matched images of the arrested suspect, as well as 25 CCTV grabs of the suspect captured by cameras along the route he took after he broke into the actor's home. The results of the facial recognition test are contained in a forensic report received on Friday by the Bandra police investigating the case.

Police said the forensic report confirmed that Shariful Fakir, a 30-year-old Bangladeshi, was the individual captured by CCTV cameras installed in and around Satguru Sharan building, where the actor resided, and at several other places in the vicinity and elsewhere in the city.

The 54-year-old actor sustained multiple stab wounds when he confronted his assailant and tried to nab him, after he broke into his apartment to commit a robbery. The suspect also assaulted two members of the house staff but managed to flee.