Salim Mehajer will be forced to take off his trousers behind bars as detectives try to match his 'distinctive tattoos' to the ...

Salim Mehajer will be forced to take off his trousers behind bars as detectives try to match his 'distinctive tattoos' to the legs of a man 'involved in a car crash scam'

Detectives won a bid on Monday to photograph Salim Mehajer's legs in prison
Allege the tattoo's on his right leg will link to the cash handover caught on CCTV
They have the next seven days to take pictures of Mehajer's tattoo for evidence
Mehajer expected to make bail application at NSW Supreme Court on Tuesday

By Sahar Mourad and Zoe Zaczek For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 10:26 BST, 20 August 2018 | Updated: 10:26 BST, 20 August 2018

Salim Mehajer will be forced to show his legs to police after officers won a court order forcing him to take off his trousers.

Detectives claim the tattoos on Mehajer's right leg will link him to an alleged cash handover that was caught on CCTV footage.

Mehajer, who is incarcerated at Cooma correctional facility in New South Wales, had opposed the photography of the 'private and personal' tattoos on his leg, news.com.au reported.

It is understood that the tattoos include a face that resembles his former wife, Aysha, the initials 'SM,' and dollar signs and the word 'millionaire.'

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Detectives have won a bid on Monday to photograph Salim Mehajer's legs in prison

Detectives believe the tattoos on Mehajer's right leg will link him to the leg in an alleged cash handover that was caught on CCTV footage

A tattoo of Mehajer's estranged wife, Aysha Learmonth, (pictured) on his leg

Magistrate Robyn Denes granted the police application on Monday at the Burwood Local Court and ordered 'police to take photographs of both legs … at Cooma Correctional Centre within (the) next seven days.'

While detectives will photograph both legs, documents indicate they're only interested in the distinctive tattoos on Mehajer's right leg.

'This meeting is captured on CCTV cameras with the camera showing clear tattoos on Mehajer's legs,' police allege in an affidavit.

The police affidavit also reveals that the meeting - where $1250 was exchanged - is connected to a staged car crash that Mehajer allegedly orchestrated to avoid a court hearing.

Mehajer was charged with perverting the course of justice over the alleged fake crash which he denies.

He was granted bail for the car crash allegations but has since been sentenced to a ten month prison sentence for unrelated election fraud.

Police said they are only interested in the tattoos on Mehajer's right leg (pictured)

Police claim that the 32-year-old didn't consent to the inspection and photography of his legs at Sliverwater prison in March due to the personal nature of the tattoos

Police claim that the 32-year-old didn't consent to the inspection and photography of his legs at Sliverwater prison in March due to the personal nature of the tattoos.

When Mehajer was arrested in January on the alleged car crash charges the police did not photograph his tattoos during the charging process, they said in the affidavit.

However, the police allege there are images on social media with photos of Mehajer's tattoos which he denies.

He also denied he was the owner of the tattooed legs when Bondi Ink tattoo shop released photos.

Mehajer pictured with his estranged wife Ms Learmonth. Police did not take any photos of Mehajer's leg during the charging process

Confirmation of whether or not the person is Mejaher is crucial for evidence, police said in the affidavit.

Police also allege that the collision was a thought out previously so Mehajer would avoid attending a scheduled court hearing and to defraud an insurance company of $156,780.

The court hearing was related to the charges against Mehajer for when he assaulted a taxi driver with an Eftpos machine in April last year at Sydney's Star Casino.

He was convicted for those charges.

Mehajer is expected to make a bail application at the NSW Supreme Court on Tuesday.