Complaint against the actor Saif Ali Khan against Iqbal Sharma, the man who claims that the actor assaulted him and broke his nose in a restaurant at the end of Tuesday night in Mumbai, do not resist, police sources have told
NDTV.
In its complaint, last night, Saif has alleged that Mr. Sharma, the father-brother hit him first and that the duo abused women who were with him at the restaurant. The actor alleged that his eye was swollen after he was hit. After studying the request, police sources say the actor's injury can not be established, as it has not supported with a medical certificate. The police, sources add, have examined so far 15 people, including Mr. Sharma stepfather law and the restaurant staff.
Yesterday, around 7:50 p.m., Saif was arrested by police at his lawyer's office on the basis of the complaint filed by Iqbal Sharma. The actor came to Colaba police station to 20 hours. Friend and co-star Kareena Kapoor was with him. About 90 minutes later, he left after paying Rs 15,000 and bail.
Mr. Sharma, a businessman from South Africa, says he was sitting at the table next to Saif and his group at Wasabi, the uber-chic restaurant at the Taj Hotel in Colaba. The actor had other friends with him Bollywood - Kareena Kapoor, Kareena sister Karisma Kapoor, Amrita Arora and her actor husband, Shakeel Ladak, and Bilal Amrohi, a producer.
In his story, Mr. Sharma said he sent a note to the table of Saif, he asked his group to speak a little softer. "They made a lot of noise. And we asked the management to ask them to shut up so we can also enjoy our evening. It failed on about three occasions at least. "Mr. Sharma said his family and decided to leave the restaurant, on their way, they ran into Saif who left Wasabi and was on his way back in. At this stage, Mr. Sharma said, Saif hit.
But the actor says it's not the case. He claims he was struck first and that is why he acted in self defense. He added that Mr. Sharma was rude to women at his table, and when he spoke, Mr. Sharma threw the first punch. "I acted in self defense. I was impressed ... I was hit in the eye," he said in a press conference Wednesday night. Earlier, in a press release issued just after he got bail, Saif said, "I do not think any gentleman would have behaved differently. CCTV images prove everything in the restaurant."
Saif's home production, Agent Vinod, releases on March 23. It co-stars Kareena.