Saif Ali Khan attacker wanted Rs 30,000 for his Aadhaar card: Charge sheet

The interrogation of 30yearold Shariful Islam Shehzad the burglar arrested for attacking actor Saif Ali Khan in the early hours of January 16 has revealed a desperate attempt by some Bangladeshi nationals to acquire Indian citizenship During questioning by Investigating Officer Ajay Lingnurkar Shariful confessed that he needed money to obtain personal documents such as an Aadhaar card PAN card and eventually a passportStill from CCTV footage of suspect on the day of attack PicPTIHis associate had allegedly asked him for Rs 30000 to arrange these papers Shariful told the police that he had entered India with the sole purpose of acquiring an Indian passport which he claimed was in higher demand than Bangladeshi passports for securing work visas abroadExcerpts from interrogationInvestigating Officer IOIO What is your nameShariful Mohammad Shariful Islam ShehzadWhere are you fromShariful I am from Bangladesh mdash Rajbaria Union Murla Hatt Narcity in Jhalokati districtWhen did you come to IndiaShariful Around eight months agoWhen did you come to MumbaiShariful I reached Mumbai after staying in Kolkata for 15 days I took the Geetanjali Express to get hereWhere were you staying in MumbaiShariful In Dadar I met one Pandey Amit sir who gave me a place to stay I was working at a hotel in DadarOfficials stationed outside Saifrsquos house after the attack File PicAnurag AhireDo you have any other relatives hereShariful Not in Mumbai but I have an uncle in KolkataWhats his nameShariful His name was Sajjad Shaikh but he changed it after coming to India I donrsquot know his new name He came to Kolkata as a child and now has a familyWhat were you doing recentlyShariful I worked in Bandra for two days then took leave on January 15Why did you take leaveShariful I wasnrsquot feeling welland wanted to arrange for my Aadhaar and PAN cards Pandey was demanding R15000 for each Thatrsquos why I thought of committing a theftWhat exactly were you planningShariful A minor theft just enough to get money for my documents and passport thatrsquos the reason I went to the area on 15thWhich 15thShariful On January 15Where did you do the recceShariful Around Bandra West near Bandra railway stationAt Saifrsquos house Before entering Saif Ali Khanrsquos house Shariful hid in the lawn of a nearby building as he planned his move into Satguru Sharan the apartment complex in Bandra WestOn the afternoon of January 15 while doing a recce of the buildings near Saifrsquos residence Shariful said ldquoI was looking for a target but many gates were locked so I couldnrsquot sneak in Then I spotted a building with a shorter compound wall compared to the others I jumped over it and entered the compound I tried accessing some of the floors through the staircase but the doors were lockedrdquoWhere exactly was this doorShariful One of the floorshellip unable to explain Then I climbed a pipe and reached a verandahWhich floor Third fourth or fifthShariful It was above the fifth or sixth floor unable to recallShariful told the cops he kept climbing stairs until he encountered a safety net He used a cutter to slice through it and reach an AC box Climbing onto it he then removed the glass panes from a bathroom window to gain entry into the flatBut wasnrsquot the bathroom lockedShariful Yes it was While I was removing the bathroom glass a toy fell inside the house After that I managed to remove the panes I first stepped into the bathroom Thatrsquos when I saw a womanmdashone of the caretakersmdashlooking at her phone Another woman was sleeping beside the bed and a child Jeh Baba was sleeping on the bedldquoAs soon as I entered one of the women asked me lsquoWhere have you come from What do you wantrsquo I told her lsquoI am not here to harm anyone Irsquove come to commit theft and will leave after thatrsquo But she started screaming and the other woman rushed out of the roomrdquoWhat else did you say to herShariful She asked lsquoWhat have you come forrsquo I said I need Rs 1 croreShariful who did not understand the difference in currency denominations told the policeI thought 1 crore in India is equal to one lakh Bangladeshi taka Thatrsquos why I asked for that much I told her Irsquod leave after getting the money As I was talking to the woman a man in Punjabi attiremdashreferring to Saifmdashentered and grabbed him In a bid to escape I stabbed himWhere exactly did you stab him In the stomachShariful No sir I stabbed him two to three times in the back and on the hand He then loosened his grip on me He pushed me into the room and locked it from outside I climbed out through the window using a pipeWhere did you go after thatShariful I ran downstairs and changed my clothes in the garden Then I rushed to the bus stop changed my shirt and slept there Later I went to Bandra station and from there to DadaratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params