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Police in the Indian city of Mumbai have arrested a man for allegedly stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan last week.
Khan, one of India’s biggest stars, was to be injected he is a traitor in his own home, in a conspiracy that shocked the country. He is recovering from surgery.
On Sunday, the police said they had arrested the main suspect, Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, adding that he was a Bangladeshi citizen living in India illegally.
Shehzad’s lawyer has denied the allegations and said he is not from Bangladesh.
Police have arrested Shehzad from Thane, a suburb of Mumbai.
Preliminary evidence suggests that he came to the city about six months ago and worked for a housing agency using a fake name and ID, Dixit Gedam, deputy commissioner of Mumbai police, told reporters.
Police suspect that Shehzad allegedly entered Khan’s house with the intention of robbing him, Gedam said.
On Sunday, a Mumbai court remanded Shehzad in five-day police custody.
His lawyer, Sandeep Shikhane, he told reporters that his client is being made a “scapegoat”.
“There is no proof that he is a Bangladeshi citizen,” he said.
Khan’s attack has made headlines around the world and raised questions about safety and security in Mumbai, one of India’s most populous cities and its financial capital.
Khan was stabbed six times and suffered multiple injuries, including to the back of the neck, in the attack on his home in a residential area.
Another nurse, Eliyama Philip, who works at Khan’s home, told police last week that she started seeing the shadow of a man near the bathroom door at night when she was in the baby’s room with the nanny.
Mrs. Filipo said that a person was seen carrying a wooden object in one hand and in his hand was a long bush and warned the two of them not to make noise. He wanted 10m rupees ($115,477; £94,511), he said.
An altercation ensued, during which Ms Philip was injured. He added that on hearing the commotion, Khan and his wife rushed to the room and the assailant stabbed the actor before fleeing.
Friday, investigators say to be arrested – and later released – at least five other people for questioning related to the investigation.
Most of the people were arrested because they resembled the attacker, who was caught on CCTV leaving the house.
Additional reports by Alpesh Karkare for BBC Marathi
