Face recognition, bike number… How did the police find the Bangladeshi attacker who stabbed Saif Ali Khan?

Saif Ali Khan: Mumbai Police used many modern techniques to catch the accused of attack on actor Saif Ali Khan. On January 9, during an attempted robbery at Saif Ali Khan's house in Bandra, he was attacked with a knife by a Bangladeshi national. Police used CCTV footage, bike number, and facial recognition technology to catch this attacker.

This attack against actor Saif Ali Khan has set the Mumbai Police on the path of a complex investigation. The police's swift investigation and technical assistance helped track down the attacker in a wooded area, from where he was arrested. Let us know about this incident in detail:

How was the attacker identified?

Mumbai Police resorted to several technical measures to identify the Bangladeshi national who attacked Saif Ali Khan. First, the police examined the CCTV footage installed near Bandra Railway Station, in which the accused was seen getting down from the bike. After obtaining the registration number of the accused's bike, the police used facial recognition technology and started tracking him.

When and where did the police arrest him?

After scanning the CCTV footage for several hours, the police obtained information about the whereabouts of the accused. He was found hiding in a labor camp near a deserted area of ​​Thane. The accused was arrested on Sunday, January 19.

criminal history of the accused

The accused, Shariful Islam Shahzad, who is a Bangladeshi national and had entered India illegally, was living under the fake name 'Bijoy Das'. Police said that Shehzad had already planned to commit theft in Saif Ali Khan's house and during the attack he attacked the actor and his staff with a knife.

Major incidents related to arrest

Police got important information about the accused from local intelligence sources, from which they came to know about Shehzad in Koliwada area of ​​Worli. After this, the police interrogated the people living with the suspect and obtained the phone number of the accused, which the police used to track his location. Ultimately the police arrested him in Thane.

What did the accused say during interrogation?

During interrogation, the accused told the police that he had seen his pictures on TV after the incident and hence fled to Thane. He also told the police that he did not know that he was going to enter Saif Ali Khan's house, although the police suspected that he was planning a robbery.

saif ali khan status

After the attack on Saif Ali Khan, he was treated at Lilavati Hospital. He was stabbed six times, one of which was near his spine. However, now his condition is improving.