A day after Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed at his Mumbai home, police arrested a suspect after an hours-long manhunt involving multiple teams.
He is believed to be the attacker who stabbed Saif Ali Khan during an attempted burglary at the actor's home, but police have yet to confirm his identity or involvement in the burglary.
Images surfaced this morning showing the arrested suspect being led to the Bandra police station. His identity is unknown, but police say he broke into Saif and Kareena's home early on Thursday morning.
Police suspect the attacker changed his clothes to avoid being
he suspect was caught on apartment’s CCTV cameras and was seen fleeing the building through the stairs, apparently after being confronted by the actor. The intruder managed to escape and was seen on CCTV on the sixth floor while climbing down the stairs. The photo of lean and thin ‘stabber’ also went viral on social media.
The actor lives with his family including wife Kareen Kapoor, two sons – Taimur and Jeh. The incident happened while all were at home. The thief had broken into their four-floor residence at the 12th floor of ‘Satguru Sharan’ apartment.
Saif was reportedly stabbed six times by the burglar, when he confronted him for trespassing into the house. The actor was rushed to a Lilavati Hospital of the city, where he underwent an emergency surgery and was declared out of danger, according to doctors.
The shocking incident of barging into Saif-Kareena residence at midnight triggered wave of concerns and criticism from the tinsel towns celebrities, with many asking Mumbai police to crack down on the miscreants.