Multiple fingerprints of the accused have been collected from various spots as part of the probe into the January 16 knife attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, police said.
Khan was repeatedly stabbed by the intruder inside his apartment at the Satguru Sharan building in upscale Bandra on Thursday, necessitating surgery.
On Sunday, police arrested Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir, a Bangladeshi national who was staying in India illegally after changing his name to Vijay Das.
Saif Ali Khan will be discharged today from the hospital. Dr Nitin Dange of Lilavati Hospital confirmed it in the morning. As per initial information, papers for discharge were filed last night.
As per reports, 4 male staff helpers were present during the attack but no one intervened despite hearing the screams of three female house staffers.
The 4 male staffers failed to act with one reportedly hiding and others immobilised by fear as per an India Today report.
However, a female house staff showed quick thinking by locking Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad in a room. Despite that, Shehzad managed to escape the same way he entered.
According to the police, the accused was about to flee to his native village when he was detained at Hiranandani Estate in Thane. It was revealed that the accused is a native of the Jhalokati district in Bangladesh.
The accused Mohd Shariful Islam Shehzad was sent to five-day police custody by Bandra Holiday Court on Sunday.
The attack was reported by Aleyamma Philip, a 56-year-old staff nurse. The incident occurred around 2:00 AM on January 16.
Amid heavy police presence, Shehzad was produced before a metropolitan magistrate court in Bandra in the afternoon.
With inputs from Agencies