Chhattisgarh: The Railway police force in Chhattisgarh have claimed to have arrested the suspect in Saif Ali Khan stabbing case on Saturday evening.
Confirming the news Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Saturday said that the suspect in Sail Ali Khan’s stabbing case had been caught from Durg by the RPF.
Speaking with the media, the Chief Minister said, “Actor Saif Ali Khan’s suspect who had stabbed him with a knife had been caught from Durg by the RPF. The Mumbai Police is coming and the suspect will be handed over to them.”
The suspect has been identified as Aakash Kanojia and was travelling from the Jnaneswari Express train when he was nabbed.
The actor was stabbed multiple times at his Mumbai residence in the early hours of Thursday, which left him with severe injuries.
According to the IG of RPF SECR Zone Bilaspur, Munawar Khursheed, information about the suspect was received from the Assistant Police Inspector at Juhu Police Station, Mumbai Police. It was said that the suspect was travelling aboard the Jnaneswari Express train.
A photo of the suspect was shared, after which the individual was brought to the Durg RPF post, and Mumbai Police officials were contacted through a video call.
A team from Mumbai Police is expected to arrive in Raipur today to take custody of the suspect, the police said.
The incident, which left the actor with stab wounds to his thoracic spine, occurred when an intruder allegedly confronted the actor’s maid in the early hours of Thursday.