A man thought to be a citizen of Bangladesh was arrested in India's financial capital Mumbai on Sunday and is considered the prime suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, police said.

A Mumbai court has sent Mohammad Shariful Islam Shahzad to five days of police custody in the Saif Ali Khan attack case.

Mumbai: Nearly four days after the gruesome attack on actor Saif Ali Khan at his Mumbai residence, the police on Sunday announced that they have arrested the real attacker. The alleged

Mumbai police have reportedly arrested a prime suspect in Saif Ali Khan's attack case. During a press conference, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Dixit Gedam stated that the prime accused is likely to be a Bangladeshi citizen as he didn't have any proper documents with him, reports NDTV.

Saif Ali Khan, who is currently in the hospital, was stabbed multiple times in the intervening night on Wednesday and Thursday this week. He sustained six injuries, including one near the spine. The actor had to undergo an emergency surgery. Doctors say he is “out of danger". He may be discharged from the hospital by Monday.

Shahzad was apprehended late Saturday, nearly 70 hours after the attack. During the court hearing, his defence lawyer argued that the arrest was illegal due to the absence of prior notice and claimed that Shahzad had been residing in Mumbai for several years with valid documents.

Ahead of this, police have confirmed that the person arrested for allegedly attacking actor Saif Ali Khan is an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh

Mumbai Police has also booked the accused in Saif Ali Khan attack case for allegedly illegally entering India from Bangladesh, police said on Sunday. The police said that he was booked under Section 3(A) and 6(A) of the Indian Entry Prohibition Act,