Police arrested a 30-year-old man in India’s financial capital Mumbai whom they said was considered the prime suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan.

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.

Doctors say Saif Ali Khan is recovering well after being stabbed multiple times by a burglar who broke into his Mumbai home.

A Bangladeshi national illegally entered India, targeted Saif Ali Khan's residence, and launched an attack. The suspect, struggling financially, sought substantial money and armed himself with tools.

Akash Kanojiya denies involvement in Saif Ali Khan stabbing case, released after Mumbai Police inquiry in Chhattisgarh.

The court has granted police custody of Shehzad for five days, instructing investigators to submit a detailed report within this period.

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was recovering and out of danger following surgery at a Mumbai hospital after he was stabbed by a suspected burglar who entered his home in the early hours of Thursday.

Police in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Saturday detained a second person suspected of involvement in a knife attack in which Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was wounded. Khan, 54, was stabbed six times by an intruder during a burglary attempt at his home in Mumbai early on Thursday.