Suspect detained in attack on Saif Ali Khan, officers say being questioned

At least 20 police teams working to crack the case, focus on identifying history sheeters in the area

Written by Vijay Kumar Yadav
Mumbai | Updated: January 20, 2025 07:46 IST

Bandra police on Friday detained a suspect in connection with the attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan at his residence. (Source: Express photo/ FB)

The Bandra police Friday detained a suspect and brought him to the police station in connection with the attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan at his residence in Bandra (West).

Senior officers from the Mumbai police department maintained they had not made an arrest but only detained a suspect, who is being questioned.

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At least 20 police teams are working on the case. One of these teams is trying to obtain leads from police informers regarding any robber with a past history seen in the area recently.

The police are also analysing their database on history sheeter robbers matching the description of the suspect caught on CCTV camera of the Satguru Sharan building on St Terra Road, Bandra West, where Khan’s family resides.

Early Thursday morning, between 2 am and 2:30 am, a man believed to be in his early 30s snuck into Khan’s 11th-floor apartment, allegedly demanded Rs 1 crore, injured the family’s nanny, and later attacked Khan with a blade six times before escaping.

Khan, who bled profusely, was rushed to the Lilavati hospital by his family in an autorickshaw, where he underwent surgery. Senior doctors say he is stable and out of danger.

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The Bandra police have registered a case of attempted robbery, causing grievous hurt with an intention of robbery, trespassing and under other sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.

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