Mumbai Police said on Sunday the man arrested for allegedly breaking into actor Saif Ali Khan鈥檚 Mumbai home and stabbing him six times was a Bangladesh national who entered India illegally and had been living in Mumbai for the past few months, reported ndtv.com.
According to the report, deputy commissioner of the police Dixit Gedam said they arrested an accused in connection with the burglary attempt at the actor鈥檚 Bandra home late on Wednesday night.
The accused, he said, had been identified as Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad. 鈥楾he investigation has revealed that this accused could be from Bangladesh. He does not have any Indian document. We suspect he is from Bangladesh, we are investigating and have added Passport Act charges to the case against him,鈥� the senior officer said, adding that the accused entered the actor鈥檚 home to commit robbery, mentioned the report available online.
鈥榃e have recovered some items from him that suggest he is from Bangladesh. He came to India illegally and changed his name to Bijoy Das. He has been living in Mumbai for about four months and was working at a housekeeping agency,鈥� the senior officer said, added the report.
Gedam added that the accused had been arrested from Thane and was now being questioned.
鈥楾he robber asked for money and when he was opposed, he attacked the maid Junu and Saif Ali Khan and injured them. Police have taken the accused into custody on the basis of technical evidence. The accused鈥檚 name is Shariful Islam Shehzad and he is a Bangladeshi national,鈥� a police statement said, adding that the accused has also been charged under sections relating to illegally entering India, mentioned the report.