Saif`s allegation does not carry much `weight`: Police

Mumbai police probing Wednesday midnight brawl involving Saif Ali Khan on Friday said his counter complaint against South African businessman Iqbal Sharma doesn't carry "much weight" because the Bollywood actor had not suffered any injury.

Khan, in line with investigators, has also not submitted any medical report back to corroborate his claim that he too got injured in the course of the fracas while acting in self-defence after being first hit by Sharma.

"While recording his statement, Saif repeatedly claimed that Sharma was the primary to hit him. But he also mentioned he reacted to defend himself. That may be enough for us to mention he had punched Sharma," said an investigating officer at Colaba police station.

"Moreover, Saif's complaint against Sharma doesn't hold much weight as he had no injuries," the officer added.

The police have recorded the statement of witnesses on the Taj Mahal hotel who were either present in the course of the brawl at 'Wasabi' restaurant or had rushed to the spot on hearing the commotion.

"We have recorded the statement of Taj's staff," said Vinod Sawant, senior inspector on the police station but refused to divulge the contents.

Sources said the hotel management was asked to make available footage from CCTV cameras on the lobby, corridor and entrance to look in the event that they had captured any shots of the fight.

Investigators, who had pinned their hopes on CCTV footage for evidence against Khan, were left disappointed after they were told yesterday that there have been no video cameras installed within the area where the brawl had taken place.

Meanwhile, sources said Sharma has left for South Africa for some work after obtaining permission from the police.

Khan together with his two friends was on Wednesday arrested and released by police on bail after being charged with assaulting Indian origin South African national Sharma, who protested the noisy chatter of the actor and his friends on the Japanese restaurant.

The 41-year-old actor and his two friends Shakeel Ladak and Bilal Amrohi were booked under sections 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intent) of IPC.

Courtesy: Mid-Day.com