The arrest came days after Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was attacked at his home in Mumbai. Police say the suspect is a Bangladeshi national who entered India illegally.

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.

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.

Indian police have changed their statement regarding the identity of the man accused of attacking Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan with a knife. The suspect, initially identified as 31-year-old Akash Kanojia, was arrested while traveling on a train from Chhattisgarh to Mumbai.

The man arrested on Sunday in connection with the January 16 attack on Saif Ali Khan was in Bandra, where the actor lives, until 7 am on the day of the incident and reportedly slept at a bus stop, according to a police official.

Mumbai police on Sunday said a 30-year-old Bangladeshi national, who stabbed Saif Ali Khan at the actor's residence in Mumbai, has been arrested. According to reports, the Mumbai court has granted the city police five-day custody of the man.