The extension of custody was sought by the police citing the possibility of additional accomplices and the accused’s failure to cooperate in the location of the weapon.

Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane sparked debate by questioning Saif Ali Khan’s swift recovery after a knife attack. Suggesting skepticism, Rane remarked on the actor’s hospital discharge, wondering whether the incident was genuine or just "acting,

The accused in the actor Saif Ali Khan stabbing case was on Friday sent to Police custody till Wednesday. Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir was arrested from Thane on January 19. The accused, who is an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh, was then sent to a five-day police custody, which was ending on Friday.

Afsar Zaidi, a family friend of Saif Ali Khan, denied taking him to the hospital after the stabbing. He arrived later at Lilavati Hospital, contacted by the Pataudi family.

Fakir, 30, a Bangladeshi national who had entered India illegally and adopted the alias Vijay Das, was arrested last week in Thane.

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan left a hospital in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, less than a week after he suffered knife injuries in a scuffle with an intruder at his house, local media reported.

The police found the accuseds fingerprints on the stairs of the building, the door of the toilet, and the door handle of his son Jehs room.

Shariful Fakir's father claims his son was wrongfully arrested for allegedly stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan during a burglary in Mumbai. He argues Shariful doesn't match the CCTV footage and believes his illegal entry into India makes him an easy target.

Mumbai Police has obtained two identity documents confirming the nationality of the actor Saif Ali Khan's alleged assailant, Sariful Islam, media reports said.

Saif Ali Khan, who was hospitalised after getting stabbed by an intruder, is back home. He returned home with a bandage around his wrist and neck. Now, a statement made by a Maharashtra Minister about attack on Saif has shocked all.