In Saif Ali Khan’s stabbing case, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has detained a suspect in Chhattisgarh.
Aakash Kanojia, the suspect, was taken into custody in Drug, Chhattisgarh. A Mumbai Police will reach Raipur to apprehend the culprit, today.
However, according to the prima facie investigation, he does not fit the description of the accused in the case.
ANI, a news agency, reported, Munawar Khursheed, IG RPF, Bilaspur, stated, “A suspect Aakash Kanojia has been detained from Drug, Chhattisgarh. Information about this suspect was received from Assistant Police Inspector Juhu Police Station, Mumbai Police that a suspect is travelling by Jnaneswari Express train and he shared the photo of the suspect. The suspect was brought to Durg RPF post and Mumbai Police officials were contacted through video call. A team of Mumbai Police will reach Raipur today to take the charge of the suspect”.
In an attempt to defend his family and employees, Saif Ali Khan confronted the invader, who stabbed him at least six times. One of the wounds he received was close to his spine.
Khan was whisked away to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital. Following an extensive surgical procedure, the experts predicted that he would fully recover. According to one of his treating physicians, if the knife had been inserted 2 millimeters deeper into his back, he might have suffered a serious spinal injury.
According to the authorities, burglary was the only reason for the intrusion. The invader wanted ₹1 crore, according to Saif Ali Khan’s son Jeh’s nanny, who also notified the police.
The intruder, believed to be aged around 40, was seen climbing the staircase to Khan’s 12th-floor apartment.
After stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan at his flat, the accused suspect went to a mobile shop in Dadar to buy headphones, and the Crime Branch also gathered CCTV evidence from that location.
The suspect had visited the shop, “Iqra”. Hasan, who works at the shop, told PTI Videos, “He (the suspect) visited my shop and purchased an earphone for ₹50. He gave me ₹100; I returned him ₹50 and he left the shop. Some police officials came to the shop yesterday (Friday) and took away the CCTV footage. They enquired about the person (suspect). I wasn’t aware of what he had done”.
Shakhir, the shop owner, stated, “My boy who works here told me that he gave earphones to him (alleged suspect) and later he. Some police officials came and took the CCTV footage yesterday”.
The Maharashtra government has disregarded the notion that a gang may have been involved in the incident.
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