A new CCTV footage of the attacker who stabbed Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has surfaced, showing him buying headphones from a shop in Mumbai’s Dadar and then walking towards the railway station. The attacker is seen wearing a blue shirt in the CCTV footage of January 16, hours after the incident, indicating that he changed his clothes to avoid police detection.
The attacker, who is yet to be arrested, was seen wearing a black t-shirt on the night he stabbed Saif, who suffered six injuries. In another picture, which emerged a day after the incident, the attacker was seen wearing a yellow t-shirt.
Mumbai Police said that the attacker likely took a train from Bandra to move around Mumbai or to travel to another place. Multiple police teams are scanning CCTV footage from railway stations across the city to track down the suspect.
According to the FIR, the intruder entered the bedroom of the actor’s younger son Jeh. After a house help raised an alarm, Saif intervened and suffered six stab injuries, including one to the thoracic spine.
The 54-year-old actor was rushed to the Lilavati Hospital, where surgery was performed to remove the knife and repair leaking spinal fluid. The actor is now out of danger.
Apart from Saif, two other house helps also suffered injuries after being attacked by a hexa blade by the intruder. The Mumbai Police has formed 35 teams to catch the attacker.
Meanwhile, Saif’s family has asked the medical team not to share any more updates about the incident. The actor is likely to get discharged on Monday (January 20).
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
- Police recorded the statement of Bollywood actor and Saif Ali Khan’s wife Kareena Kapoor, a day after the attack.
- The police also recorded the statement of Saif Ali Khan’s house help, Eliyama Philip, who first spotted the intruder.
- Philip said that the intruder was likely around 35-40 years old, with a dark complexion, slim build, around 5 feet 5, and was wearing dark pants and a shirt with a cap on his head.
- While several people were questioned in connection with the stabbing, no arrests have been made in the case so far.
- A carpenter who resembled the suspect was brought to the police station for questioning but was later released, according to news agency PTI.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that several clues have been gathered, and the attacker will be arrested soon.