Mumbai : Mumbai police probing Wednesday midnight brawl involving Saif Ali Khan today said his counter complaint against South African businessman Iqbal Sharma does not carry 'much weight' as the Bollywood actor had not suffered any injury.
Khan, according to investigators, has also not submitted any medical report to corroborate his claim that he too got injured during the fracas while acting in self-defence after being first hit by Sharma.
"While recording his statement, Saif repeatedly claimed that Sharma was the first to hit him. But he also mentioned he reacted to defend himself. That is enough for us to say he had punched Sharma," said an investigating officer at Colaba police station.
"Moreover, Saif's complaint against Sharma does not hold much weight as he had no injuries," the officer added....
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10:59 AM, Feb 25, 2012
New Delhi: There is a good reason why South African businessman Iqbal Meer Sharma did not recognise actor Saif Ali Khan or his guests inside the posh Wasabi restaurant at Mumbai's Taj Hotel despite having a wife who has worked in several Bollywood projects and hobnobs with its top people. Sharma's comment that he did not know at the time of the confrontation who Khan was, was met with incredulity...
05:54 PM, Feb 24, 2012
New Delhi: Talk about adding insult to injury. Not only was Iqbal Meer Sharma's anniversary dinner with actress wife Tareena ruined, the media circus surrounding his high profile brawl with actor Saif Ali Khan was a living nightmare. Sharma, the South African businessman who accused Khan of assaulting him following an argument inside Mumbai's posh Wasabi restaurant at the Taj Hotel, said he has not seen a film in 20...
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11:08 AM, Feb 24, 2012
Mumbai: Investigators, who had pinned hopes on a CCTV footage for evidence in their probe into the assault case against Saif Ali Khan, were left disappointed with police saying on Thursday no video cameras were installed in the area where the brawl took place at a luxury hotel. The 41-year-old Bollywood star, who has been booked for assaulting an NRI businessman Iqbal Sharma at a restaurant in Taj hotel following...
10:43 PM, Feb 23, 2012
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07:33 PM, Feb 23, 2012
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07:04 PM, Feb 23, 2012
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05:17 PM, Feb 23, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Saif Ali Khan, who was arrested on assault charges and then released on bail, filed a counter complaint, claiming that he was the one to be attacked first and that he acted in self defence. The police will now record statements of witnesses as part of the investigation. This includes four staff members of Taj and alleged victim Iqbal Sharma's family members who were present when the brawl...
11:30 AM, Feb 23, 2012
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11:10 PM, Feb 22, 2012
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09:30 PM, Feb 22, 2012
Mumbai: Actor Saif Ali Khan was arrested briefly on Wednesday after a guest at one of Mumbai's high profile hotels registered a case of assault against the actor, accusing him of punching him in the nose following a heated argument. Khan's girlfriend and actress Kareena Kapoor was present when the incident happened late Tuesday. Khan, 41, and two of his friends friends Bilal Amrohi and Shakeel Ladak were granted bail...
08:52 PM, Feb 22, 2012
New Delhi: Iqbal Sharma and his father-in-law spoke to the press about Saif and his friends assaulting them. Sharma has already filled charges on the actor and based on that Saif Ali Khan has been arrested and brought to Colaba Police Station. Narrating the incident, Iqbal Sharma said that he and his father-in-law were having dinner at Taj where Saif, Kareena and their friends were also present. According to Iqbal...
08:44 PM, Feb 22, 2012
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08:13 PM, Feb 22, 2012
Mumbai: Controversies dog stars and Saif Ali Khan is no stranger to them. The Bollywood star, who was embroiled in a black buck hunting case in 1998, is again in the dock - this time for punching a South African businessman at a five-star hotel here. He has been accused of abusing and hitting 44-year-old Iqbal Sharma of Indian origin at a restaurant in the Taj Mahal Hotel. Saif entered...
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