Guy In CCTV Not My Son: Saif Ali Khan Attacker's Father Tells Republic, Counters Mumbai Police | Exclusive

Saif Ali Khan (54) was repeatedly stabbed by an attacker, identified as a Bangladeshi national, inside his 12th-floor apartment in the upscale Bandra area in the wee hours of January 16 during a robbery attempt. The Adipurush star suffered multiple stab injuries and he underwent emergency surgeries at the Lilavati Hospital. The intruder was first captured on the CCTV camera at Saif's Satguru Sharan building on the sixth floor. A suspect, identified as Shareeful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir (30) alias Vijay Das, has been arrested in the case. 

However, there are speculations about whether the person captured on CCTV is the one who has been arrested. Speaking to Republic, Shareeful's father claimed that the man the police had caught was not Saif's attacker. "The guy in CCTV is not my son," he said.

The Mumbai Police's claims of being in contact with Shareeful's family have also been countered by his father. The cops said that they reached out to the suspect's kin in Bangladesh to obtain his certificates, but  Shareeful's father told us that no calls were made by the police to them.

CCTV footage reveals the attacker, but is he still on large?

The Mumbai Police, earlier this week, nabbed the suspect in the Saif Ali Khan attack case. Subsequently, in order to recreate the crime scene, the cops took the accused to the actor's building Satguru Sharan. However, speculations continue to rise over the person seen in the CCTV footage and the man who has been arrested. The physiognomy of the two doesn't match, as noted by many.

Meanwhile, Saif's 'quick recovery' is also being viewed as suspicious by many. The actor returned home on Tuesday after sustaining six stab wounds and is currently in recovery.  

How did Saif's attacker gain access to his home?

According to the Mumbai Police, after scaling the wall of the Satguru Sharan building, the attacker walked in through the main entrance. He then took the back staircase and air-conditioning duct to enter Saif's home through a window in one of the bathrooms. After the attacker was locked inside a room following a scuffle, he used the attached bathroom to escape through the air-conditioning duct. He later fled down the stairs and was captured on the 6th floor of the building for the first time on CCTV.