Saif Ali Khan's attacker arrested in Thane, Mumbai Police to question him

 Saif Ali Khan attacker arrested in Thane, Mumbai cops to question him

A man, who stabbed actor Saif Ali Khan at his Mumbai residence on January 16, was arrested in Maharashtra's Thane. The attacker worked in a bar in the city.

In Short

• Attacker identified as Mohammad Alian arrested in Thane
• He told cops he stabbed Saif Ali Khan at Mumbai home on January 16
• Saif Ali Khan recovering, may be discharged in two to three days

The Mumbai Police arrested a man, who stabbed actor Saif Ali Khan at his Mumbai residence on January 16, in Maharashtra's Thane early on Sunday. The attacker, identified as Mohammad Alian alias BJ, confessed to entering the actor's house and committing the crime.

The attacker worked as a housekeeping staffer at Ricky's bar in Thane. He was arrested from the Labour Camp area in the city. Vile Parle police station officials had made a breakthrough in making the arrest.

Police will now bring Mohammad Alian to Bandra and question him in connection with the case. The attacker used one of the false names called 'Vijay Das' to avoid getting caught.

Police are also investigating whether the attacker is an Indian or a Bangladeshi national by having a fake Indian identity.

Before the attacker's arrest, posters of him captured on CCTV footage climbing down the stairs from Saif Ali Khan's home were put up in Mumbai and neighbouring places.

Mumbai Police had formed teams to catch the attacker after he was seen in several CCTV footages, including a clip where he was seen at Dadar railway station following the incident.

The arrest came after a suspect was detained in Chhattisgarh's Durg in connection with the case. A Mumbai Police team reached Durg to question the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Aakash Kailash Kannojia.

The suspect was intercepted by Chhattisgarh Railway Protection Force (RPF) when he was onboard the Gyaneshwari Express train in Durg district. Mumbai Police had alerted the railway police with the suspect's photo and location details.

Earlier on Saturday, a man was detained in Madhya Pradesh, sparking speculation about his possible connection to Saif Ali Khan's stabbing case. However, authorities dismissed the claims and revealed that the detention was related to a separate case.

ATTACK ON SAIF ALI KHAN

Saif Ali Khan was stabbed by a man during a burglary bid at the actor's Bandra West home in the wee hours of Thursday. The 54-year-old actor suffered multiple stab injuries, including on his neck and near the spine, in the attack at his house. He was rushed to Lilavati Hospital in an autorickshaw, where he underwent emergency surgery and is out of danger.

As per the complaint filed in the case, the attacker had entered the room of Saif Ali Khan's younger son, Jehangir (Jeh), when he was spotted by the house help. Subsequent commotion alarmed other residents of the house, and Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan rushed into Jeh's room, the complainant said. Saif conronted the intruder and got injured in the scuffle.

Kareena Kapoor Khan, who gave her statement to Mumbai Police on Saturday, mentioned that the intruder got aggressive during his scuffle but did not touch jewellery kept in the open.

SAIF ALI KHAN RECOVERING WELL

A team of doctors treating Saif Ali Khan on Saturday said the actor is recovering well and is expected to be discharged in two to three days. The 54-year-old was admitted to the ICU of Lilavati Hospital initially, but was shifted to the general ward earlier in the day. Doctors also informed that the actor was walking and was on a normal diet.

"We are observing his progress, and he is doing well according to our expectations. As per his progress, we have advised him bed rest, and if he is comfortable, we will discharge him in two to three days," Dr Nitin Dange, a neurosurgeon at Lilavati Hospital, had said.