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Chhattisgarh’s Raipur Railway Protection Force on Saturday (January 18) detained a suspect in connection with the knife attack on actor Saif Ali Khan. Police have not yet confirmed whether the suspect is the same person who was attacked on January 16. Had entered the actor’s house. January, ndtv Informed.
According to an ANI report, the suspect named Akash Kanojia was caught while traveling by Gyaneshwari Express train. According to IANS, Inspectors Pradeep Phinde and Yigesh Naral from Mumbai reached Durg on Saturday night to interrogate the suspect.
How RPF detained the suspect
RPF SECR Zone Bilaspur IG Munawwar Khurshid told ANI, “The suspect named Akash Kanojia, aged 32-33 years, was detained from Durg. He will be handed over to Mumbai Police, who will conduct further investigation.
Sanjay Sinha, RPF in-charge, Durg, said Mumbai Police sent the suspect’s photograph and tower location, “We received information from Mumbai Police that a suspect was traveling by Dnyaneshwari Express train. They shared his photograph and based on the tower location , We checked the general coach and found him. Mumbai Police officials were contacted through video call and the suspect was identified.
20 teams deployed by Mumbai Police: What we know about the investigation
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During its preliminary investigation on Thursday (January 16), Mumbai Police had released a photograph of the accused, who was seen in the CCTV footage of the actor’s building. They believe the suspect used a fire escape to enter and exit the building.
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ANI reported that the suspect was reportedly seen at Bandra station and may have boarded a local train headed towards Vasai-Virar. Police teams reportedly launched searches in Vasai, Nalasopara and Virar.
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While in the CCTV footage the suspect was seen wearing a black shirt, in Bandra CCTV the suspect was seen wearing a light blue shirt near Lucky Junction.
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Police sources said the accused probably traveled to Dadar and bought a phone cover from a shop near the station before heading towards Kabutarkhana. Indian Express.
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The accused was reportedly seen on the shop’s CCTV camera at 9.04am on Thursday, hours after the incident took place at Khan’s house.
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On Friday (January 17), reports claimed that a person had been detained in Mumbai in connection with the attack on Khan, but police later rejected these claims and said that no one has been detained in the case. Has not been taken.
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