Political leader Waris Pathan has expressed doubts over the attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan. He recently shared a video statement, urging the Mumbai Police officials as well as the actor’s family to address the public’s concerns. Ever since Saif got discharged from Lilavati Hospital, netizens raised doubts about his swift recovery, calling it ‘too good to be true.’
It has been nine days since the attack, however, several questions of public, concerning security measures and the attacker, remain unanswered.
Amid this, Waris Pathan shared a video statement, demanding clarity on the horrifying incident and urging transparency in the investigation from Mumbai Police.
“We condemn attack on Saif Ali Khan. In a city like Mumbai, in a place like Bandra, a man climbs 12 floors and enters his house. He attacks him with a knife. He goes to the hospital. Saif Ali Khan gets his treatment done there. The doctor says that he took out a 2.5-inch knife. And the police posted a photo a few days ago that a man was coming down the stairs. This could be the attacker. And then the police arrested someone… Later, people started asking questions on social media. First of all, how did someone climb 12 floors? And the photos that people were showing, they said that these are completely different photos,” he is heard saying in the video.
“Secondly, Saif went to the hospital…he was treated in Lilavati. And if such a major operation was done by a doctor, and he took out a 2.5-inch knife, then the actor is seen smiling after being discharged within 3-4 days… Acchi baat hai thik ho rahe hai. I want him to get well soon. But a lot of things are coming to people’s minds. They are asking me if there’s something being hidden. Why isn’t the police telling us what it is? We would like the police to come forward and say what the reality is. What happened that night? Police should clarify that. The family should clarify what happened. Why did this happen? Why did Saif go to the hospital in an auto? We will pray for his health. He should get well soon. But there are a lot of things that people want to know,” he added.
On a concluding note, he mentioned in the video, “People have the right to know. He is a film star. He was attacked in a city like Mumbai. So we would like the police and the administration to come forward and tell the people the whole truth so that all the doubts that are arising in people’s minds can be stopped.”
Saif ali khan attack!!
जनता के मन में शक और सवाल है कुछ तो है राज़ जिसकी पर्दा दारी है !!
पुलिस प्रशासन और सैफ़ के परिवार वालों को जनता के सवालों का जवाब देना चाहिए !! pic.twitter.com/DWLNKNHFVy
— Waris Pathan (@warispathan) January 22, 2025
The investigation
The Bandra police produced the accused, Shariful Islam, 30, in the metropolitan magistrate court on Friday (January 24). Meanwhile, the court extended his custody till January 29.
Investigating Officer (IO) Ajay Lingurkar told the court that they recovered the weapon but still need to investigate where and from whom the accused bought it. The officer added that Shariful’s facial recognition process needs to be conducted, and the shoes worn by him on the day of the incident need to be recovered and matched with his size. Additionally, they need to investigate his other associates. The officer further stated that the accused has been evading questions and not cooperating with the investigation.
Saif was attacked in the wee hours of January 16 at his Bandra apartment.
