Used Fake Name, No Indian Documents: Who Is Mohammed Aliyan, Saif Ali Khan’s Attacker?

SOURCE ; NEW18

Last Updated:January 19, 2025, 08:52 IST

Saif Ali Khan’s attacker was arrested for over three days of extensive search by the Mumbai Police. The police will produce the accused in the court.

After extensive three days of manhunt, the Mumbai Police arrested the man who attacked actor Saif Ali Khan at his residence in Bandra on Thursday morning.

The attacker was identified as Mohammed Aliyan who was arrested from the Labour Camp area near the Hiranandani Estate in Thane’s Kasarvadavali, nearly 35 kilometres from the actor’s Bandra residence where he committed the crime.

The police will produce him in court today. He confessed to the police that he entered Saif’s house and stabbed him, officials said.

Who Is Saif Ali Khan’s Attacker?

• The attacker was identified as Mohammed Aliyan who attempted to evade arrest by allegedly using a fake name ‘Vijay Das’.
• He worked as a housekeeper in Ricky’s bar in Thane.
• He told the police that he hails from West Bengal. The Mumbai Police are verifying his credentials to ascertain if he is from India, sources said.
• Aliyan does small jobs as a labourer. He was allegedly hiding in a bush.
• The accused does not possess any Indian documents. He has no family in India. The police suspect that the accused might be a foreign national, and they are investigating the matter, sources said.