Assault on Saif Ali Khan: Suspect detained in Chhattisgarh

Two days after Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was stabbed at his Mumbai residence throughout a theft bid, a 31-year-old suspect was on Saturday detained on the Durg railway station in Chhattisgarh, officers mentioned.

The individual, whose photograph had been shared by Mumbai Police with the Railway Safety Power (RPF), was touring by the Jnaneshwari Categorical which runs between Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) to Kolkata Shalimar.

Aakash Kailash Kannojia, the detained man, was “nonetheless a suspect”, Mumbai police mentioned in an announcement later, including that additional motion will likely be taken after due verification.

Earlier on Friday, a carpenter had been held as he resembled the screengrab of the suspected assailant from the CCTV footage on the actor’s constructing, however he was launched later as he was discovered to don’t have any hyperlink to the crime.

Saif Ali Khan, 54, grievously injured within the assault within the wee hours of Thursday, was recovering properly at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital and could possibly be discharged in two-three days, in line with the medical doctors.

Mumbai Police, who had shaped 30 groups to nab the assailant and recovered CCTV footage displaying a suspect’s face, knowledgeable RPF at Durg round 12.30 pm on Saturday {that a} suspect was travelling by the Jnaneswari Categorical.

RPF Durg alerted its counterpart at Rajnandgaon station (which comes earlier than Durg on Mumbai-Howrah route) however the suspect couldn’t be positioned when the prepare halted there, an RPF official mentioned. He was discovered within the entrance common compartment at Durg station.

He was made to speak to police officers in Mumbai via video name. He was presently stored at RPF Publish Durg, and a Mumbai police crew could be reaching Chhattisgarh quickly, officers mentioned.