MUMBAI: 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.

Khan, 54, was stabbed six times by an intruder during a burglary attempt at his home in Mumbai early on Thursday. He had surgery after sustaining stab wounds to his spine, neck and hands, and is out of danger, doctors said.

“We got information from Mumbai Police that a suspect is travelling by Jnaneswari Express train,” Sanjeev Sinha, a represenatative of the Railway Protection Force, told ANI news agency, in which Reuters holds a minority stake.

“…Mumbai Police officials were contacted through video call and the suspect’s identity was confirmed. He has been detained,” Sinha said.

Police in India’s financial capital of Mumbai had on Friday detained another key suspect in the knife attack.

The attack on Khan, one of Bollywood’s most bankable and well-known actors, shocked the film industry and Mumbai residents, with many calling for better policing and security.

Earlier, the city police apprehended a suspect linked to the knife attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, according to Indian media reports.

According to police, the intruder broke into Saif’s four-floor apartment on the 12th floor during the early hours. When the actor confronted the trespasser, a violent scuffle broke out, leaving Saif with six stab wounds.

The attacker managed to escape but was captured on CCTV footage climbing down the building’s stairs after the altercation.

After an intensive search operation, police arrested a suspect believed to be the assailant. While his identity remains unconfirmed, officials suspect he is the same person seen in the CCTV footage. The suspect was detained following questioning of multiple individuals resembling the attacker, the police revealed.