CCTV footage shows intruder escaping through staircase after attacking Saif

Police are examining the CCTV footage showing the intruder who allegedly attacked actor Saif Ali Khan at his Bandra apartment with a knife escaping through the staircase, officials said.

The footage, captured at 2.33 am on Thursday, clearly showed the young suspect’s face. He is seen wearing a brown-collared t-shirt and red scarf while descending the stairs on the sixth floor of the building. The actor lives on the 12th floor.

A screen grab of the intruder’s face as he glanced at the CCTV camera went viral. Police were examining the footage of the entire building premises to get more clues, an official said.

Several teams had been formed to nab the suspect, he added.

Besides local police, the crime branch, too, is conducting a probe.

The attack, which took place around 2.30 am on Thursday after the intruder had somehow gained entry into Khan’s flat and was spotted by his house help, left the actor grievously injured with a piece of knife lodged in his spine. He was operated upon at Lilavati Hospital to remove it.

As per the preliminary probe, the intruder did not force entry or break into the actor’s flat in `Satguru Sharan’ building, but possibly sneaked in at some point earlier in the night, a police official said.