Saif Ali Khan Assault Case: Attacker Sent To 5-Day Police Custody, Cops Cite International Conspiracy Angle

Saif Ali Khan Assault Case: The accused attacker in the Saif Ali Khan assault case was sent To 5-Day police custody on Sunday.

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Saif Ali Khan Attacked: A Mumbai court on Sunday remanded an accused arrested in the Saif Ali Khan assault case in police custody till January 24 after observing that the police's contention of an international conspiracy cannot be ruled out.

The actor was repeatedly stabbed with a knife by the intruder inside his 12th-floor apartment in upscale Bandra early Thursday in a shocking attack that sent shockwaves across the film fraternity and raised intriguing questions about security, motive, and celebrity life.

#WATCH | Maharashtra: Saif Ali Khan Attack case | Accused Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad taken from the Bandra Holiday Court in Mumbai. The Court has granted his 5-day police custody. pic.twitter.com/BQoVyyRcSm — ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2025

Ahead of this, police have confirmed that the person arrested for allegedly attacking actor Saif Ali Khan is an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh. As per the police statement, various investigation teams were formed to investigate the crime, and a case has been registered under sections 311, 312, 331(4), 331(6), and 331(7) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).

Police told the court that the alleged attacker was a Bangladeshi national and there was a need to find the motive behind his act. Police also told the court they needed to find out if there was an international conspiracy linked to the case, as reported by news agency PTI.

Accepting the police's contention after perusing documents on record, the court said the prosecution's submission of international conspiracy "cannot be said to be impossible."

Earlier in the day, police had told the media that alleged attacker Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad was a Bangladeshi national who had illegally entered India and changed his name to Bijoy Das. He was held from adjoining Thane city.

As per a preliminary probe, he had entered the Bollywood star's home, in the Satguru Sharan building in Bandra, in the early hours of January 16 with the intention of theft, police had said. Khan (54) was stabbed multiple times in the attack, after which he underwent a five-hour surgery in nearby Lilavati Hospital.

The case was reported by Aleyamma Philip, a 56-year-old staff nurse. The incident occurred around 2:00 AM on January 16, during which Saif Ali Khan was attacked and sustained serious injuries, including stab wounds to his thoracic spine.

According to the hospital administration, Saif Ali Khan is recovering 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. While the actor is now "out of danger," medical staff are closely monitoring his condition.

(With PTI Inputs)