Man who attacked Saif Ali Khan arrested; is a Bangladeshi national

The Mumbai police on Sunday said the 30-year-old who stabbed Saif Ali Khan at the actor's residence here had been arrested and is a Bangladeshi national.

Preliminary investigation suggested 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.

He said the attacker was apprehended from Hiranandani Estate on Ghodbandar Road, neighbouring Thane district.

The official said the man had changed his name, Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir, to Bijoy Das after entering India.

He said the accused, who hails from Jhalokati in Bangladesh, had been living in Mumbai for more than five months, doing petty jobs and was attached to a housekeeping agency.

The police have registered a case against the accused under Sections 311 (robbery or dacoity with the intent to cause grievous hurt or death), 331(4) (house-breaking) and other provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Passport Act, 1967, the official said.

Police are trying to collect the documents the accused used to enter India illegally.

The official said the accused was brought to Khar police station, where questioning is under way to find out how he reached the actor's flat and other details.

He would be produced before a court where the police would seek custody, he said.