Who attacked Saif Ali Khan? SRK home recce link, CCTV, Rs 1 crore demand: 5 facts

Saif Ali Khan's attacker was caught on CCTV cameras of the building and police have formed 35 teams to nab him. No arrests have been made so far.

Actor Saif Ali Khan suffered severe injuries after he was stabbed multiple times at his Bandra house during a burglary attempt in the wee hours on Wednesday. The actor had a scuffle with the intruder who went to his youngest son Jehangir's room where a house help spotted him.

The house help tried to protect the child but the assailant, who was wielding weapons in both hands, attacked her. Hearing the commotion, Saif and his wife Kareena Kapoor rushed to the room and Saif was injured in the scuffle. Though it is not clear how the attacker managed to break into Saif's house, CCTV cameras captured his pictures, after which police detained one suspect on Thursday.

The Mumbai Police have formed 35 teams to track down the intruder who attacked the actor and one of his staff members.

FIVE FACTS ABOUT SAIF'S ATTACKER

1. Entry: According to the preliminary probe by the Mumbai Police, the intruder entered Saif Ali Khan's home via the building’s fire escape stairs with the intention of committing a burglary.
2. Demand: As per a statement to the police, a man aged between 35 to 40 attacked the house help, threatening her with a sharp weapon and ordering her to stay quiet. A second housemaid arrived during the altercation. When they asked him what he wanted, he said Rs 1 crore.

3. CCTV: Visuals of the unidentified intruder who repeatedly stabbed actor Saif Ali Khan inside his flat have been traced on the sixth floor of the building, news agency PTI reported, citing police sources. However, footage from two hours before the incident did not show anyone entering the housing society, police said. A CCTV footage captured the suspect fleeing down the exit stairway. The suspect was seen carrying a backpack. Another CCTV footage showed the attacker, with scarf covering face, climbing stairs of his apartment. The time stamp of the footage is 1.37 am. The intruder is seen wearing a T-shirt and jeans with a bag on his back.

4. Suspect not detained: The Mumbai Police clarified that the person detained on Friday was not involved in the attack on actor Saif Ali Khan. "The person brought to Bandra police station for questioning is not related to the Saif Ali Khan Attack Case. No one is detained in the case as of now," ANI quoted Mumbai police.
5. SRK angle: Mumbai Police suspect that the intruder who stabbed the actor also conducted a recce of Shah Rukh Khan's residence earlier this week. A person attempted to observe the premises by placing a 6-8 feet long iron ladder at the rear side of the retreat house adjacent to Mannat.