Saif Ali Khan stabbing case: Facial recognition test confirms accused’s face matches CCTV footage, say cops

Mohammad Shariful Islam being brought to a court by police personnel, in Mumbai, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. File

In a significant development in the investigation of the stabbing attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, the Mumbai Police on Friday (January 31, 2025) said that the facial recognition test of the arrested accused, Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, has yielded a positive match.

The test confirmed that Shehzad is the individual seen in the CCTV footage related to the incident, police said.

Another official quoted by PTI said that the facial recognition technology has played a key role in cracking the case.

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According to the police, 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.

He was arrested from neighbouring Thane city three days later. A Mumbai court on Wednesday (January 29) remanded the accused to 14-day judicial custody.

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

(With inputs from PTI)