MUMBAI (Reuters) – A person considered a citizen of Bangladesh was arrested in India’s monetary capital Mumbai on Sunday and is taken into account the prime suspect within the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, police stated.
Thursday’s assault on Khan, certainly one of India’s most bankable stars, shocked the nation’s movie trade and Mumbai residents, with many calling for higher policing and safety. He was out of hazard, medical doctors stated, and has left the hospital.
“Primary evidence suggests that the accused is a Bangladeshi citizen and after entering India illegally he changed his name,” Dixit Gedam, a deputy commissioner of police, informed a press convention.
The suspect, arrested on the outskirts of Mumbai, was utilizing the identify Vijay Das however is believed to be Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad and was working with a housekeeping company after having come to town 5 – 6 months in the past, Gedam stated.
The police will search custody of the suspect for additional investigation, he added.
Khan, 54, was stabbed six occasions by an intruder throughout a housebreaking try at his house. He had surgical procedure after sustaining stab wounds to his backbone, neck and arms, medical doctors stated.
Police in Mumbai detained a primary key suspect within the assault on Friday, whereas police within the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh detained a second individual on Saturday.
