A Mumbai court granted five-day police custody to the accused in the Saif Ali Khan stabbing case, citing suspicions of an international conspiracy due to the attacker’s Bangladeshi origin.

The police on Saturday night arrested Mohd Shariful Islam Shehzad for allegedly sneaking into Saif Ali Khan's house and stab the actor several times.

The primary accused behind the attack on actor Saif Ali Khan was arrested by Mumbai Police on Sunday and was sent to five-day police custody by Bandra court. Police also hinted at an 'international conspiracy' angle in the case, stating that the accused is from Bangladesh, however, the latter's lawyer called the police's claims bogus.

Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad's lawyer, Advocate Sandeep Shekhane, has disputed police claims that Shehzad is a Bangladeshi national. Shekhane argued that there is no evidence to support these allegations and emphasized that his client has been living in Mumbai for over seven years.

Mumbai Police have arrested Mohammad Shariful Islam Shahzad, a 30-year-old Bangladeshi man, in connection with the stabbing of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan.

A Mumbai court has sent Mohammad Shariful Islam Shahzad to five days of police custody in the Saif Ali Khan attack case.

Mumbai Police has also booked the accused in Saif Ali Khan attack case for allegedly illegally entering India from Bangladesh, police said after arresting him

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Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar claimed that Saif Ali Khan's attacker from Bangladesh entered India via Kolkata

Earlier, DCP Zone 9 Dixit Gedam said, "On January 16, at 2 a.m., actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked at his residence ... According to Gedam, the suspect is allegedly from Bangladesh and does not have valid Indian documents. He further said: "The accused ...

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Sunday that the man who attacked actor Saif Ali Khan is a Bangladeshi and was unaware that it was the house of a film star.