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Twist in Saif Ali Khan case: Probe uncovers link to woman in Bengal’s Nadia
- The probe so far has revealed that the SIM card used by Bangladeshi national Shariful Fakir was registered in the name of a woman from West Bengal
The investigation in the Saif Ali Khan stabbing case has uncovered the accused's link to a woman in West Bengal's Nadia district. The Mumbai Police has located and questioned the woman in connection with the attack on Saif Ali Khan.
The probe so far has revealed that the SIM card used by Bangladeshi national Shariful Fakir, who was held for allegedly attacking Saif Ali Khan at his home on January 16, was registered in the name of a woman from West Bengal, police sources said.
A two-member team of Mumbai Police, which arrived in West Bengal on Sunday, January 26, was looking for one Khukhumoni Jahangir Sheikh, under whose name the SIM card was registered.
The woman has, however, said in her statement that her phone, containing the SIM, was stolen several years ago. The woman has also denied knowing the accused. She is a resident of Andulia in Murshidabad district of West Bengal.
"The team of police officers from Mumbai interrogated the woman in Chapra in Nadia district in the Saif Ali attack case. The woman denied knowing the accused Shariful," a senior officer of the West Bengal Police. Also Read | Saif Ali Khan attack: Match ‘not’ found! Has Mumbai Police caught wrong accused AGAIN?
“The woman claimed that she had lost her mobile phone when she was in Kolkata a few years back. Investigators are trying to find out how the accused got the SIM registered under the woman's name and started using it,” he said.
The Mumbai Police is trying to determine how the accused got his hands on the SIM card which is registered under the woman's name. Also Read | Saif Ali Khan attacked: ‘Signalled for silence…,’ Jeh’s nanny on what happened minutes before actor was stabbed
It was earlier found out that Shariful Fakir was a Bangladeshi national and had crossed into India some months ago. Working odd jobs in Mumbai was keeping him afloat but he had recently lost his job, which reportedly prompted him to plan a big loot and flee to Bangladesh.
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Business NewsNewsTwist in Saif Ali Khan case: Probe uncovers link to woman in Bengal’s Nadia
First Published:27 Jan 2025, 10:45 PM IST
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