Mumbai: The trial in the Saif Ali Khan home-intrusion case began in Mumbai with a single demand taking centre stage: ₹1 crore. A 59-year-old nurse, the complainant and first witness, identified 31-year-old Mohammed Shariful in court on Friday as the man she says entered the family’s Bandra home in January last year.
What the first witness recalled
The nurse, who has looked after Saif and Kareena Kapoor’s younger son Jeh for more than five years, walked the court through the night of January 15-16. She said she woke around 2 am to a sound, noticed the bathroom light was on and first assumed Kareena was awake. When she woke again, she saw a shadow moving towards Jeh’s bed.
She ran towards the child and tried to pick him up. The man attacked her with a hacksaw blade and told her to keep quiet. In court, she recalled his demand: “₹1 crore”.
The noise woke Jeh’s nanny, who raised the alarm. Saif and Kareena rushed out, and Saif asked the intruder who he was and what he wanted. The man then attacked Saif. According to the nurse, Saif managed to overpower the intruder while the others ran into another room and locked themselves in. By the time more staff arrived, the man had escaped. Saif was hospitalised with serious injuries.
Where the case stands
Mumbai Police arrested Shariful three days after the attack. The trial has now moved forward after a court rejected his second attempt to plead guilty, according to the Hindustan Times report.
The first witness’s testimony is significant because it gives the court a first-hand account of identification, the alleged demand, and the sequence of events. For celebrity watchers, the hearing turns a frightening home-invasion headline into a formal legal record.
- The nurse identified Mohammed Shariful as the intruder.
- She testified that he demanded ₹1 crore during the alleged robbery.
- Saif overpowered the intruder before he escaped.
- The case moved to trial after a rejected guilty-plea attempt.
Saif’s account after the attack
In an earlier conversation with Mojo Story, Saif described being “covered in blood” and thinking he might die. He recalled wanting son Taimur with him and saying no when the boy asked if he was going to die. Saif said he was willing to forgive the accused for what he called “a huge mistake,” but found the attempt on his life harder to let go. He framed the incident as “a question of haves and have nots” and inequality.
Source: Hindustan Times
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