The man accused of stabbing the Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was a🔯rrested by Mumbai Police early Sunday. 🥂The attacker has been identified as a 30-year-old waiter Vijay Das.
The man was, reportedly, unaware that he had entered a B🌌ollywood star’s house and that his intention was theft.
The man accused of stabbing the Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was a🔯rrested by Mumbai Police early Sunday. 🥂The attacker has been identified as a 30-year-old waiter Vijay Das.
According to the news agency ANI, the attacker has confessed to the stabbing of ꦅSaif Ali Khan.
The police said that the man had changed his name, Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Am෴in Fakir, to Bijoy Das after entering India. He was using multiple names including Vijay Das, Bijoy Das, and Mohammed Iliyas.
According to PTI, preliminary investigation suggests that the m🌺an was unaware that he had entered a Bollywood star's house and his intention was theft, a senior police official told reporters.
The accused originally hails from Jhalokati in Bangladesh, and had been residing in Mumbai for more than five months under the alias “Bijoy Das,” PTI reported. He had been working as a waiter at a local restaurant and had used forged documents to enter I🍌ndia illegally.
The ജattacker was arrested from Hiranandani Estate in Than⛦e after an intensive search.
The police have registered꧂ a case against the accused under sections 311 (robbery or dacoity ✤with the intent to cause grievous hurt or death, 331(4) (house-breaking) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Passport Act, 1967, the official said.
On Thursday at around 2:30 AM, he reportedly broke into Khan’s 12th-floor apartment in the ‘Satguru Sharan’ building. During the attack, the actor was repeatedly stabbed wiꩵth a knife. Despite the violent assault, Khan, 54, managed to survive and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. Doctors have confirmed that Khan is now in stable condition and may be discharged soon.