Mumbai, Jan 19: Mumbai Police on Sunday arrested a Bangladeshi man for allegedly stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan at his Bandra residence three days back during a prima facie burglary bid and interrogating him to unravel “international conspiracy”, if any.
The preliminary investigation suggests that the man was unaware that he had entered a Bollywood star’s house and his intention was theft, a senior police official told reporters.
A court remanded the accused, Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir (30), in five-day police custody after observing that the police’s contention of an international conspiracy cannot be ruled out.
The police officer said Shehzad had changed his name to Vijay Das after entering India illegally from Bangladesh.
The breakthrough came in the early morning hours when police traced Shehzad to a labour camp in a forested area in Thane based on the information provided by a labour contractor and arrested him.
Shehzad was nabbed at Hiranandani Estate on Ghodbandar Road.
Police said Shehzad hails from Jhalokathi district, also called Jhalakathi, in southern Bangladesh. He has been staying in Mumbai and adjoining areas for the past five months doing petty jobs, including at a housekeeping agency. (Agencies)
