Fact Check: Is the person who attacked Saif Ali Khan Mohammed Shahid? Know the whole truth of the story

New Delhi: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked with a knife by an assailant who entered his/her Bandra house at midnight on Thursday. Saif Ali Khan suffered several injuries in the incident that took place around 2:30 in the night. he/she was immediately admitted to Lilavati Hospital and underwent surgery. Police has started the investigation of the matter. Meanwhile, news spread on social media on Friday that the name of the accused who attacked Saif is Mohammad Shahid and the police has arrested him/her. The Vigilant team investigated this claim and found out the truth.

What is the claim on social media?

On Friday, a person named Sagar Kumar posted a video on Mohammad Shahid, who also attacked Saif Ali Khan, attacked wearing a saffron scarf. See this post-

Similarly, while posting a video from the handle named Jitendra Prasad Singh, it was said, ‘Till yesterday, the entire Jihadi and leftist ecosystem was linking the attack of Saif Ali Khan with the statement of Kumar Vishwas. Today the police clearly said that the name of the person who stabbed Saif is Mohammad Shahid. Now the entire ecosystem is silent. So did Mohammad Shahid get angry on Taimur’s statement?? Till yesterday the double gang Kumar Vishwas who was spewing venom, why is he/she now silent on Mohammad Shahid??’ See the tweet-

The post from the X handle named Sanjay Sampratyay read, ‘Breaking News: New twist in Saif Ali Khan attack case! Police revealed- Name of the accused Mohammad Shahid. Till yesterday: Kumar Vishwas’ statement was being held responsible. #ArrestKumarVishwas was trending on social media. Today: The same people have remained silent. There is no hashtag in the name of Mohammad Shahid. Isn’t this double standards? The question arises: Did Taimur’s statement enrage Mohammad Shahid? Those who were lashing out at Kumar Vishwas till yesterday, why are they silent on Mohammad Shahid today? See post-

Similar posts were also made by some other handles including Modi Ka Parivar, The Nukkad Talks, NishadrajMPBJP, mrpandit95 and Prashant Umrao. See this post-

What is the truth of this claim?

To find out the truth of this claim, first of all we searched on Google with related keywords. In the search results, we found links to the news of some news websites, in which it has been told that the person named Mohammad Shahid, detained by Mumbai Police, has no connection with Saif Ali Khan’s case. he/she has been detained for questioning in some other case.

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Found on keyword search Hindustan Times According to the news, in the case of attack on actor Saif Ali Khan in Mumbai, the police clarified on Friday that no suspect has been detained. Earlier it was reported that a person has been brought to Bandra Police Station for questioning, but he/she has no connection with Saif Ali Khan’s case.

Indian Express It has been reported in the news that even after more than 40 hours have passed since the attack on actor Saif Ali Khan in Bandra, Mumbai, the attacker is still out of the reach of the police. In the morning, Bandra Police detained a suspect and interrogated him/her. But he/she was released after five hours as the police realized that he/she had nothing to do with the case. Police sources said that the man was caught because he/she resembled the accused seen in the CCTV footage of Saif’s building and had a history of petty crimes.

same thing The Economic Times And The New Indian Express It has also been said in the news that the person who was detained in the morning for questioning has no connection with the case.

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conclusion

It was claimed on social media that Mumbai Police has arrested the accused who attacked Saif Ali Khan. According to this claim, the name of the attacker was said to be Mohammad Shahid. However, during investigation by the Vigilant team, this claim turned out to be misleading.