Saif Ali Khan Attacker Arrested: How a GPay Transaction for Paratha Led Mumbai Police to Him

Saif Ali Khan Stabbing Case: The UPI payment led police to the accused’s mobile number which was then traced to Thane where more clues led to a dense mangrove cluster near a labour camp, the report added.

Quickly, about 100 cops launched a search at the location.

The suspect, identified as Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammed Rohilla Amin Fakir, also known as Bijoy Das, was apprehended by a joint operation involving Mumbai and Thane police.

The 30-year-old, originally from Jhalakathi district in Bangladesh, had been unemployed for over a month after working as housekeeping staff at pubs and restaurants in Mumbai and Thane.

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“After searching there, the police team had almost left the spot when they decided to check once more. As they looked again, the light from one of the torches indicated someone sleeping on the ground. As an officer moved closer, the person got up and started running. He was soon caught and overpowered,” The Indian Express added, citing the sources.

The investigation began with CCTV footage from Saif Ali Khan’s Bandra residence, which showed the suspect leaving the building after the attack.

Police examined hours of footage across the city and identified the suspect in DN Nagar, Andheri. He was seen getting off a bike, which the police traced using its registration number.

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"He slept at a bus stop near Patwardhan Garden in Bandra West till 7am on January 16 after the incident. Later he boarded a train and reached Worli (in central Mumbai)," an unnamed official told PTI.

"Our probe has found that he took the stairs till the seventh-eighth floor, then entered the duct area, climbed to the 12th floor using a pipe, broke into the actor's flat through a bathroom window. He then came out from the bathroom, where he was seen by the actor's staff, which led to the chain of events that resulted in the attack," the official added.

“During initial questioning, the accused told us that after he saw his images being flashed on TV and YouTube, he got scared and fled to Thane as he had worked in a bar there and knew the area," the sources told IE.

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