Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane questions the attack on actor Saif Ali Khan and suggests it may have been staged. Rane accuses political leaders of bias against Hindu actors and expresses concerns about the growing Muslim population and Bangladeshi infiltrators in Mumbai. The stabbing incident at Khan's residence involved a thief trying to steal for his ailing mother.
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