Second suspect in Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan stabbing incident arrested

"Mumbai Police officials were contacted through video call and the suspect's identity was confirmed," say police

By Reuters
January 18, 2025
Bollywood actor Saif Ali khan poses upon his arrival for the opening ceremony of "Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023" in Mumbai on October 27, 2023. — AFP

MUMBAI: 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. He had surgery after sustaining stab wounds to his spine, neck and hands, and is out of danger, doctors said.

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"We got information from Mumbai Police that a suspect is travelling by Jnaneswari Express train," Sanjeev Sinha, a representative of the Railway Protection Force, told ANI news agency.

Picture of the suspect, reportedly involved in attack on Saif Ali Khan, spotted at India’s Dadar Railway Station (left) and image of the suspect detained in Chhattisgarh. — India Today

"...Mumbai Police officials were contacted through video call and the suspect's identity was confirmed. He has been detained," Sinha said.

Police in India's financial capital of Mumbai had on Friday detained another key suspect in the knife attack.

The attack on Khan, one of Bollywood's most bankable and well-known actors, shocked the film industry and Mumbai residents, with many calling for better policing and security

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