The man accused of stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan has filed a plea before a Mumbai court

he requested that his arrest be declared illegal and seeking his release from custody

Mohammad Shariful Islam, a 30-year-old Bangladeshi national currently held at Arthur Road Jail

Islam, through his lawyer Ajay Gawli, submitted a fresh application to the Judicial Magistrate First Class in Bandra

he argued that his arrest was unlawful

he alleged that the police did not follow proper legal procedures during his detention

Actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked multiple times with a knife by an intruder inside his 12th-floor apartment in Bandra on January 16

The 54-year-old actor required emergency surgery at Lilavati Hospital and was discharged after five days of treatment