Saif Stabbing Case Suspect Detained In Chhattisgarh, To Be Questioned

Mumbai:

Days after Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed multiple times inside his Mumbai home, a suspect has been detained in Chhattisgarh. The 54-year-old actor suffered multiple stab wounds, including on his neck and near the spine, after an intruder entered his upscale Bandra home and attacked him in the early hours of Thursday.

The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Aakash Kailash Kannojia, has been detained at Durg railway station and is expected to be questioned by the Mumbai Police.

Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials have claimed that the suspect was “caught from the Mumbai-Howrah Jnaneswari Express on the lead of the Mumbai Police.Around 2 pm, when the train reached Durg, the suspect – who was sitting in the general compartment – deboarded and was immediately taken into custody. He is being interrogated”. “The Mumbai Police had sent the suspect’s photo, train number and location to the RPF, after which he was caught.  He is currently in RPF’s custody,” they said.

The suspect was made to talk with Mumbai Police officials through video call. A police team from Mumbai is en route to Durg to confirm whether the detained individual is the person involved in the incident or someone else. It will reach Durg around 8 pm, the officials said. The man was travelling without a ticket.