MUMBAI (Reuters) - A man thought to be a citizen of Bangladesh was arrested in India's financial capital Mumbai on Sunday and is considered the prime suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan,

Saif Ali Khan’s sister Soha revealed her brother is on the path to recovery. On January 19, 2024, Saif's sister attended an event in Mumbai where she was queried about the actor’s current health situation.

A 30-year-old Bangladeshi national, Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir, was arrested for stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan with intent to steal. He evaded capture by changing clothes and traveling across Mumbai before being tracked and apprehended through CCTV footage and online transactions.

Mumbai Police caught Saif Ali Khan's attacker, who stabbed him six times at his Bandra residence on Thursday in an alleged robbery attempt, on Sunday nearby Thane city and taken into 5 days of Police custody.

Police arrested a 30-year-old man in India’s financial capital Mumbai whom they said was considered the prime suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan.

Shariful Islam Shehzad, a Bangladeshi national, was arrested by Mumbai police for stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan during a robbery attempt. The suspect fled but was tracked via CCTV, his backpack, and online transactions.

The Mumbai Police reported that they have discovered up to 19 fingerprints belonging to accused Bangladeshi national Mohammed Shariful Islam at the crime scene in actor Saif Ali Khan's residence.

The 30-year-old man arrested for stabbing and injuring actor Saif Ali Khan slept soundly after the attack and changed his clothes before heading to Worli, a police official said on Monday (January 20, 2025).

Police arrested on Sunday a 30-year-old man in India’s financial capital Mumbai whom they said was considered the prime suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan.

Police in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Saturday detained a second person suspected of involvement in a knife attack in which Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was wounded. Khan, 54, was stabbed six times by an intruder during a burglary attempt at his home in Mumbai early on Thursday.

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, on January 16, survived a major attack at his Bandra residence by an intruder who entered his house with the intention of theft. According to reports, the Mumbai police are likely to recreate the crime scene with the accused at Saif Ali Khan's home.