Mumbai: In a big breakthrough in Saif Ali Khan attack case, the Face recognition test of the Bangladeshi national arrested in the case has come out positive, Times Now has learnt. The accused -- Mohammad Shariful Islam (30) -- allegedly stabbed the actor at his 11th floor flat in the upscale Bandra area in the early hours of January 16.

Mumbai Police confirmed that the face of accused Shariful Islam matches CCTV footage from Saif Ali Khan's residence. Police conducted a facial recognition test as a standard procedure, not due to doubts about his identity.

Saif Ali Khan was attacked by an intruder on Thursday morning (January 16). He was stabbed six times by a knife. The actor had neurosurgery and a plastic surgery to repair his wounds. After six days, Saif Ali Khan was discharged from the hospital.

After his discharge from the hospital, Saif Ali Khan recounted the harrowing ordeal in his statement to the police. The actor revealed that between 2:30 AM and 2:40 AM on January 16, he heard a commotion in his home.

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan left a hospital in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, less than a week after he suffered knife injuries in a scuffle with an intruder at his house, local media reported.

The police informed that the Bangladeshi national had entered India seven months ago and used a West Bengal resident’s Aadhaar card to procure a SIM before moving to Mumbai.

Police in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Saturday detained a second person suspected of involvement in a knife attack in which Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was wounded.

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Saif Ali Khan was attacked on January 16 during a burglary attempt at his residence and was rushed to the hospital. He is back home and safe now after

Besides the facial recognition report, the official said the investigators have strong technical evidence, including the CCTV footage of different angles, the mobile phone location, and the Internet p

January 2025 witnessed major controversies in Bollywood including Saif Ali Khan's stabbing incident, the re-release of Padmaavat sparking debates on historical accuracy, and Kangana Ranaut's film Emergency facing bans and protests.

Facial recognition technology has confirmed that the accused in actor Saif Ali Khan's stabbing case, Mohammad Shariful Islam, is the same person seen in CCTV footage from the crime scene, police said today.