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.

Mumbai: The relentless efforts of Mumbai Police to apprehend Shariful, the accused in the attack on actor Saif Ali Khan, have been recognized with a special ceremony. For three consecutive days, officers from Bandra Police Station worked tirelessly without sleep to track down and capture the accused.

Mumbai Police arrested Shariful Islam Shehzad, a Bangladeshi national accused of stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan during a suspected burglary attempt. Shehzad was tracked down using CCTV footage and a Google Pay transaction he made for breakfast.