'Nandish Singh framed me as he thought I was spying for his ex-wife'

ldquoI have been labelled a thief for liferdquo Kafil Ahmed Shaikh let out between sobs Shaikh spent four days in the police lockup in March before getting bail The police had to release him as they did not have any evidence to prove the charges levelled against him by his employer and television actor Nandish SinghKafil Ahmed Shaikh above feels that Nandish Singh suspected him of spying on him on behalf of his estranged wife Rashami DesaiSingh 34 the estranged husband of TV soap Uttaran star Rashami Desai had lodged a complaint with the Bangur Nagar police station on January 23 that Shaikh his driver had stolen Rs 425 lakh from his house two days earlierBut Shaikh claimed that he was framed because Singh suspected him of passing on details to Desai of his relationship with a former Miss India Singh and Desai separated in December 2015 and filed for divorce in March this yearThat fateful dayShaikh said on January 21 he picked up the keys of Singhrsquos cupboard from his girlfriendrsquos driver at Juhu circle as per the actorrsquos orders He claims to have handed them over to Singhrsquos brother Omkar and sisterinlaw who reside with the actor at his flat in Bangur Nagar in Goregaon Omkar reportedly used the keys to retrieve some private documents from Singhrsquos cupboard and handed them back to Shaikh The driver then delivered the keys to the actor in Bandra Shaikh said he followed his instructions returned home and went on leave for four days due to a sprained ankleFor nearly two months things went smoothly Then in March when Shaikh was in Ahmedabad with Singh his wife received a call from the Bangur Nagar police summoning the driver at the police station When Shaikh arrived at the police station he was immediately arrested for the theft of Rs 425 lakhNo inklingShaikh is till trying to come to terms with how Singh didnrsquot let out a word for two months on having filed a complaint against him ldquoI was in shock I had been on duty for the two intervening months but Singh did not even tell me he had filed a case against me I could not believe it I was framed I called Singh to confront him about it but he gave me no answer I then called up Rashami marsquoam who told me that she would help me But I did not know what was going onrdquo said ShaikhThe police grilled Shaikh following his arrest but failed to find any evidence against him In his statement Shaikh said since Omkar was present at the house on the day he delivered the keys there was no chance of him being able to steal cash right in front of himShaikh claimed that Singh is dating ldquoa former Miss Indiardquo but wants to keep it on the low ldquoI knew about the two since I used to pick up and drop them both almost every day Singh might have assumed that I was spying on him at the behest of Rashami marsquoam and would pass on information about this relationship and thatrsquos why he falsely implicated me in the caserdquoHe rued that the arrest has ruined his life ldquoI donrsquot have a job My neighbours see me as a criminal I cannot walk around with even a shred of dignity because of SinghrdquoA Bangur Nagar police official said the charge against Shaikh could not be corroborated ldquoWe checked his bank accounts sent teams to his native place and traced his money trail Prima facie we found no evidence We plan to approach the court to file a B summary to quash this caserdquo When midday raised Shaikhrsquos allegation of being framed with Singh he said ldquoI donrsquot have time to respond to such an allegation I will face it when it reaches merdquo