Saif Ali Khan attack: Over 30 hours gone, 20 teams at work, but no trace of attacker

Mumbai police search for attacker who stabbed Saif Ali Khan, forming teams and gathering evidence to track him down.

More than 30 hours have passed but the Mumbai police have yet to arrest the man who repeatedly stabbed Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in his apartment in upscale Bandra in Mumbai, an official said on Friday (January 17, 2025).

The city police have formed 20 teams to track down and nab the intruder and are tapping their network of informers to locate him, officials have said.

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The crime branch and the local police have gathered technical data, including how many mobile phones were active in the area when the actor was attacked during a “burglary attempt” in his apartment housed in ‘Satguru Sharan’ building, the police official said.

Evidence has been collected from Khan’s home and the building with the help of forensic teams and the dog squad and searches were conducted at many places in Mumbai to track down the attacker, he said.

The 54-year-old actor received six stab injuries, including in his neck, in the attack around 2.30 am on Thursday. He was out of danger following an emergency surgery at the Lilavati Hospital where he was rushed, according to doctors treating him. He continues to be in the hospital.

Police are examining the CCTV footage of the building showing the intruder, who was armed with a wooden stick and a long Hexa blade, fleeing after the attack.