The Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested Aakash Kailash Kannojia at Durg railway station in connection to the stabbing attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in Mumbai. The Mumbai Police, who had extensive CCTV evidence, alerted RPF about the suspect's location on the Jnaneshwari Express. Khan, who sustained multiple stab wounds, is now out of danger.
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