A facial recognition test report has confirmed that the photo of Mohammed Shariful Islam, the Bangladeshi national arrested for allegedly stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan inside his residence two weeks ago, matches the images of the accused captured on various CCTV cameras on the day of the incident, a Mumbai police official told The Indian Express on Friday.
The police had decided to conduct a facial recognition test on Islam amid allegations that his appearance did not match that of the intruder captured in CCTV footage from the building Satguru Sharan, where the actor stays.
The police received the forensic science laboratory (FSL) report on Friday and it concluded that the photo of the arrested accused and images of the intruder in various CCTV footage are of the same person, a senior police officer confirmed.
The development assumes significance as a controversy had broken out over allegations that the fingerprint samples of Islam did not match the fingerprints of the intruder from the crime scene.
A senior police officer said that besides the facial recognition report, they have strong technical evidence, including the CCTV footage (which has not come out in media reports), the mobile phone location, and the IPDR (internet protocol details report) to prove the accused’s role and presence in the area at the time of the incident.
Khan was attacked at his Bandra home on January 16 and had suffered several wounds in the incident. Islam was arrested from the Thane labour camp area on January 19 and is currently lodged at the Arthur Road Central Jail.
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