The intruder who entered Saif Ali Khan’s 12th floor apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra was locked by the family in one of the rooms but he managed to flee, the police said on Thursday, hours after the actor was attacked at his home.
A senior police officer said that they suspect the accused may have used the building shaft to enter the flat as he was not spotted in the CCTV cameras in the two lifts or the lobby. The building has two entrances; while the main entrance has two security guards the second has one.
The security wall for the second entrance is not high and a net installed there has a tear, leading the police to suspect that this is how the accused entered the building. The police also suspect it may be the job of an insider who was aware that the net was torn.
The police suspect that after gaining entry and using the shaft, the intruder entered the house from the servant’s quarter at the back. He then argued with a nanny and later attacked Saif when he intervened, the police believe.
A police officer said that the accused attacked Saif but was eventually locked inside one of the rooms from the outside by the family. However, the accused managed to flee through one of the windows in the room.
Police teams are currently on the lookout for the accused. They are also questioning the three house helps who were present at the actor’s residence at the time to find out if they knew the accused.
An FIR has been registered at the local police station.
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