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MUMBAI (Reuters) – A man believed to be a Bangladeshi national was arrested in the Indian capital Mumbai on Sunday and is considered the prime suspect in the murder of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, police said. said.
Thursday’s attack on Khan, one of India’s highest-grossing stars, shocked the country’s film industry and Mumbai residents, with many calling for better police and security. . He was out of danger, doctors said, and out of the hospital.
“The primary evidence suggests that the accused is a Bangladeshi citizen and after entering India illegally he changed his name,” Dixit Gedam, deputy commissioner of police, told a press conference.
The suspect, who was arrested on the outskirts of Mumbai, used the name Vijay Das but is believed to be Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad and was working with a home care agency after coming to the city for five or six months past, said Gedam.
The police will seek the security of the suspect for further investigation, he added.
Khan, 54, was stabbed six times by the assailant. He underwent surgery after suffering stab wounds to his back, neck and arms, doctors said.
Mumbai police arrested the first suspect in Friday’s attack, while police in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh arrested a second person on Saturday.
