Saif Ali Khan Attack case update: Accused Shariful's fingerprints match with the ones at actor's home

Accused Shariful's fingerprints match with those found at Saif's home

There is some latest development in the Saif Ali Khan attack case in which the actor was stabbed by an intruder in his Bandra home on January 16.

The fingerprints of the accused Bangladeshi national Shariful Fakir, have matched with the fingerprints collected from Saif's home. Though, a final report is still awaited.

Meanwhile on Thursday a police official said, two staff members of Saif Ali Khan had identified Shariful Fakir as the one who attacked the actor after entering his house last month.

Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir (30) alias Vijay Das was arrested in January for allegedly stabbing the actor, and is currently in judicial custody.

The Mumbai police on Wednesday conducted an Identification Parade (IP) at the Arthur Road jail here in connection with the case of the attack on Khan, he said.

Eliyamma Phillip (56), a staffer at Khan's residence, and househelp Junu identified Shariful as the person who attacked the actor, the official said.

Phillip is the primary witness in the case as she too was allegedly attacked by the accused, as per the police.

The city police last month said a facial recognition test confirmed that the face of the Bangladeshi man arrested for allegedly stabbing Khan matched with the person seen in the CCTV footage from the Satguru Sharan building in Bandra area where the actor lives.

Shariful allegedly broke into the Bollywood star's 12th-floor apartment in the early hours of January 16 and stabbed him six times before fleeing the scene, they said.

He was arrested from neighbouring Thane city three days later.

Following the knife attack, Khan, 54, was admitted to the nearby Lilavati Hospital, where he underwent two surgeries. He was discharged from the private hospital on January 21.