According to the police, the accused had illegally entered India by crossing the Dawki River around seven months ago. After entering India, he had initially stayed in Bengal for a few weeks. He had even used the Aadhaar card of a local man to procure a SIM card before moving to Mumbai in search of a job.

Saif Ali Khan has returned home safely after being in the hospital for over five days, after his attack. The Mumbai Police managed to arrest the attacker Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, alias Bijoy Das,

Mumbai Police traced the accused in Saif Ali Khan’s stabbing case, revealing his Bangladeshi origins. Check out how they uncovered his nationality. Details inside!

The police informed that the Bangladeshi national had entered India seven months ago and used a West Bengal resident’s Aadhaar card to procure a SIM before moving to Mumbai.

A Mumbai court has sent Mohammad Shariful Islam Shahzad to five days of police custody in the Saif Ali Khan attack case.

Meanwhile, the police are yet to recover the part of the knife used to attack Saif Ali Khan. According to a report in The Times of India, the police said that the accused broke into Saif's home with the intention of robbery because of extreme poverty.

A man thought to be a citizen of Bangladesh was arrested in India's financial capital Mumbai on Sunday and is considered the prime suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, police said.

On the run for over two days, Mohammad Shariful, a suspect in the Saif Ali Khan stabbing case, was picked up from deep inside the mangrove forests in Thane in the wee hours of Sunday, said sources.

The attacker, identified as Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir, who had changed his name to Vijay Das, allegedly carried out the violent attack on Khan inside his Bandra apartment on Thursday.

The accused worked at a Worli restaurant before he joined a Thane restaurant. When he was caught stealing, his employment was terminated.