Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Friday confirmed that the person brought to the Bandra police station for questioning was not connected to actor Saif Ali Khan stabbing case.
Mumbai Police issues statement
"No one is detained in Saif Ali Khan Attack Case as of now," the Mumbai police said in a statement.
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Earlier in the day, some reports claimed that the police arrested the prime suspect in the Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan stabbing case and brought him to the Bandra Police Station for questioning.
Saif was attacked at his residence in Bandra, Mumbai, in the wee hours of Thursday after he tried to protect his family during a robbery bid.
Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam said that 'no underworld gang' was involved in the stabbing case.
Background
"A suspect who has been detained in connection with the attack is not part of any gang. No gang has carried out this attack," he told reporters in Pune.
Bollywood Actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked by an intruder in his 11th-floor Bandra flat at around 2:30 am on Thursday. The incident occurred when an intruder allegedly confronted the actor's maid at his residence. As Saif attempted to intervene and de-escalate the situation, it escalated into a violent altercation, resulting in the actor sustaining several stab wounds.
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Saif was immediately taken to Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital after being stabbed by the intruder. He underwent surgery under the supervision of a team of doctors there. As per doctors, Saif sustained a major injury to the thoracic spinal cord due to a lodged knife in the spine, and surgery was performed to remove a 2.5-inch-long knife from the actor's spine and repair his 'leaking spinal fluid'. While Saif is "out of danger", doctors are continuing to monitor him.
After surgery, he was shifted to ICU, where he is currently recovering.
Case registered
Mumbai police registered an FIR regarding the attack on the actor and recorded the statement of the complainant, who is the maid employed by the actor.
In the complaint, it is alleged that the attacker demanded one crore rupees from the family. According to the complainant, the intruder attacked the maid allegedly with a hexa blade, which hit both her hands.
