In a major twist in Saif Ali Khan’s stabbing case, the chargesheet submitted by Mumbai Police has disclosed that the important fingerprint samples gathered from the actor’s Mumbai apartment did not match with those of the suspect Shariful Islam.
Almost 20 samples were forwarded to the state CID’s Fingerprint Bureau, and 19 of them did not match with the accused’s prints.
As per the information in the police chargesheet, the fingerprints discovered on the black bathroom door, the bedroom sliding door, and the cupboard door did not match with Shariful. Significantly, the sole fingerprint that matched with the suspect was the one found on the eighth floor of the building.
However, sources from the Mumbai police indicated that the likelihood of fingerprints matching is one in 1000, given that many individuals handle and come into contact with objects, making fingerprint matches not reliable evidence.
Chargesheet of over 1000 pages filed
Last week, the Mumbai Police filed a chargesheet to the Metropolitan Magistrate Court regarding the Saif Ali Khan stabbing incident. The chargesheet, which is said to be 1000 pages lengthy, includes numerous pieces of evidence against the defendant, Shariful Islam.
The chargesheet allegedly contained results from facial recognition tests, fingerprint analyses, an identification parade report, and conclusions from the forensic laboratory.
The police additionally contested the bail plea of the defendant in the case and notified the Mumbai court that the knife piece embedded near the actor’s spine and the one discovered at the crime scene matched the weapon seized from the accused, Mohammad Shariful Islam.
The actor was attacked with a knife by an intruder at his home in Mumbai during the early hours of January 16.
The incident was reported to have occurred around 2 am, when the actor heard sounds after one of his female staff members was assaulted in Jeh’s room. This caused Saif to step in, resulting in a confrontation between the actor and the intruder, resulting in significant injuries to Khan.
