A Bangladeshi man, arrested for allegedly attacking Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, was remanded in police custody for five days after a brief scuffle between two lawyers vying to represent him. The incident occurred during the remand proceedings at a Bandra court, delaying the process.
He clarified that Siddique was provided a non-categorised security and was allotted three police constables.
The Mumbai police, who are probing the incident of attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, on Tuesday said they have 'ample and strong evidence' against the Bangladeshi national arrested in the case.
Bollywood Actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked by an intruder in his 11th-floor Bandra residence at around 2:30 am on Thursday.
Sources say it's for a routine check-up.
Shivkumar Gautam, the alleged main shooter in the Baba Siddique murder case, remained at the spot for 20 minutes after the Nationalist Congress Party leader was gunned down on October 12, an official said on Thursday.
A Mumbai court remanded a man arrested in the Saif Ali Khan attack case in police custody till January 24 after observing that the police's contention of an international conspiracy cannot be ruled out. The alleged attacker was a Bangladeshi national who had illegally entered India and changed his name to Bijoy Das. Police are investigating the motive behind the attack and whether there is an international conspiracy involved. Saif Ali Khan was stabbed multiple times in the attack and underwent a five-hour surgery.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has detained a suspect in connection with the knife attack on actor Saif Ali Khan at Durg railway station in Chhattisgarh. The suspect was traveling by a Mumbai-Howrah train and held at Durg in the afternoon. Mumbai Police were informed about the development and their team will reach here by late evening.
Nothing to worry about, say Lilavati Hospital officials.
The Mumbai police have named Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, as the main conspirator in the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique. Eight accused in the case, including the alleged main shooter Shivkumar Gautam, have been remanded in police custody till December 7. The police invoked provisions of the stringent MCOCA against all 26 accused in the case. Anmol Bishnoi, who was recently detained in the US and lodged in a prison there, has been shown as a wanted accused in the case. He was providing financial support to other accused, and a probe is underway to ascertain the source and utilization of funds. The crime branch has so far arrested 26 persons in connection with the case.
After a six-year long tiff, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray drove estranged cousin Uddhav home from Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital.
Legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra has been admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra in Mumbai, hospital sources said on Sunday.
Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray, who underwent a successful angioplasty at Lilavati hospital in Mumbai on Friday, was discharged on Monday.
The actor was rushed to hospital in the wee hours of Saturday due to respiratory problems.
After spending six days in the hospital, Amitabh Bachchan was discharged on Friday morning. Dressed in white pathani suit and dark glasses, Bachchan came out of the hospital door to wave at the journalists and fans who had assembled there. He was accompanied by his son, Abhishek Bachchan. The latter drove Bachchan in his Lexus car.
Parrikar was discharged from Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital on February 22, a week after he was admitted there.
Police and the hospital authorities have set up heavy security arrangements inside and outside the hospital.
Twenty-three-year-old Singh's family said they disowned him 11 years ago and have called for exemplary punishment for his actions.
Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, who was shot dead in Mumbai, was a popular figure in Bollywood circles and had earned praise for supplying life-saving medicines to patients during the Covid pandemic.
Yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna was admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati hospital on Saturday evening due to weakness, a week after being released from there, sources close to him said.
The veteran actor was brought to Lilavati following a mild heart attack.
A day after Shiv Sena chief was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, his estranged nephew paid a visit to the hospital along wth his wife.
Baba Siddique murder: Pune scrap shop owner held
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama was admitted on Thursday to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai for treatment of abdominal discomfort.
The juvenile was nabbed by police in the late hours on the same day.
The superstar underwent a successful shoulder surgery earlier this week.
The superstar is doing fine a day after he underwent surgery on his right shoulder.
The 52-year-old was riding a new bike owned by one of his colleague's when he skid and fell.
Sarkar made his directorial debut with Parineeta in 2005. He also directed Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007), Lafangey Parindey (2010), Mardaani (2014) and Helicopter Eela (2018).
Both of them were from regular families and had no criminal history, the police said on Sunday.
Doctors at the hospital in suburban Bandra, where the actor is admitted, said the abdominal pain which Bachchan was suffering from, has been relieved due to the medicines he has been taking over the past two days. He is responding to the medication being administered and is likely to be discharged in the next two to three days, they said.
The security was increased after a television reporter allegedly barged into the Intensive Care Unit to interview the actor.
Police has registered a case of negligent driving against the actor.
The veteran actor is suffering from respiratory problems.
A Mumbai court on Sunday remanded one of the two alleged shooters in the Baba Siddique murder case in police custody till October 21 and ordered a bone ossification test on the other after he claimed he was a minor.
A Mumbai court on Monday remanded the third person arrested for the killing of Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique to police custody till October 21.
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, who has been in a local hospital for a week, would remain there for another two-thee days, doctors attending him said.
Earlier this month, Thackeray, 53, had said he would be undergoing a surgery for his knee and back problems.
According to a police official, they have come across a viral post on social media in the name of an alleged member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang claiming responsibility for Baba Siddique's murder.
The total number of arrests in the sensational case now stands at nine, while three key persons are on the run.
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