Saif Ali Khan Attack Case: Accused allegedly from Bangladesh; entered India illegally, changed identity

Mumbai police on Sunday revealed that the accused in the Saif Ali Khan attack case is allegedly a Bangladeshi national who entered India illegally and changed his identity.

DCP Zone 9, Dixit Gedam, stated, "Prima facie, the accused is a Bangladeshi and after entering India illegally, he changed his name. He was using Vijay Das as his current name."

According to the police, the accused, Md Shariful Islam Shehzad, aged 30, came to Mumbai 5-6 months ago. Initially, he stayed in Mumbai before moving to its outskirts. During this time, he worked for a housekeeping agency.


The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are probing further into his background and motives.

Mumbai police nabs Saif Ali Khan's alleged attacker

A man was arrested from Thane in the wee hours of Sunday for allegedly attacking actor Saif Ali Khan in his house, Mumbai Police said.

Khan was stabbed multiple times in his Bandra apartment in the early hours of Thursday.

The actor was immediately taken to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital for treatment after sustaining major injuries, including stab wounds to his thoracic spine.

According to the hospital administration, Saif Ali Khan was doing well and has been moved from the ICU to a normal room. The surgery, which involved removing a 2.5-inch-long blade, was successful, and while Saif is currently "out of danger," medical staff continue to monitor his condition closely.