Shariful Islam Shahzad, a Bangladeshi national arrested for attacking famous Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, has allegedly confessed to the crime.
According to Indian media reports, police sources say that 30-year-old Mohammad Shariful Islam Shahzad said in a confessional statement, ‘Yes, I did it.’
A major breakthrough has been made in the case during the 70-hour search after the attack on Saif Ali Khan.
Mohammad Shariful Islam Shahzad was arrested from a labor camp located in a forest area about 35 km from Saif Ali Khan’s house in Mumbai’s Bandra area. The arrest was made after a 7-hour operation based on information provided by a labor contractor.
A senior police officer told Indian media that the accused confessed to his crime during interrogation.
It may be recalled that Shariful Islam Shahzad was produced in a Mumbai court yesterday, where his lawyer told the court that the allegations against the accused were baseless and nothing objectionable was found from his client.
The lawyer claimed that the case was getting more attention due to the involvement of celebrities and his client was being made a scapegoat. The lawyer later repeated the same position while talking to the media that there was no evidence against Shariful Islam.
It should be noted that the court has remanded the accused in the custody of the city police for 5 days.
