Reports yesterday claimed that the attacker had been arrested after a man was detained for questioning. However, an official later denied the claim, stating that the man in question, Waris Ali Salmani, is a carpenter who had worked at the actor’s home two days before the stabbing incident. The official confirmed that Salmani had been informed of the attack by the contractor who hired him for the carpentry assignment. After hours of questioning, he was taken to an undisclosed location.Kareena Kapoor Khan recorded her statement with the Mumbai Police, recalling how she witnessed the intruder repeatedly stab Saif Ali Khan. “The attacker was aggressive. I saw him attack Saif repeatedly… Our priority was to take Saif to the hospital,” she said. She also mentioned that the attacker fled without taking any valuables.Ms Kapoor Khan added that she went to her sister Karisma’s house after Saif Ali Khan was taken to the hospital, as she was “terrified.” In a video, she was seen speaking to her house staff while standing next to the autorickshaw. “After the attack, I was terrified, so Karisma took me to her house,” she said.Over 30 police teams have been formed to track down the attacker. Maharashtra’s Minister of State for Home (Urban), Yogesh Kadam, confirmed that robbery was the motive behind the attack and clarified that no underworld gang was involved in the knife assault.
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