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.

Saif Ali Khan was stabbed during a burglary attempt in his Bandra apartment. The attacker, Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir, a Bangladeshi national posing as Vijay Das, was arrested.

Following the arrest of the actor's attacker from Mumbai's Thane, the Police department has honoured the cops leading the case.