Overview
- Police identified the suspects as Sohail Sharafat Khan, 23, and his wife, Firdous Bano, both from Jhansi, and detained them in the Nashik Road area within about a day of the attack.
- Investigators say the pair entered Ambika Jewellers with a small child, requested water, and the man stabbed shopkeeper Kalu Singh when he stepped away, then fled without jewellery according to police.
- The victim sustained multiple stab wounds to the abdomen, hands, and face and remains under treatment, with later updates describing his condition as stable.
- A case for attempt to murder and common intention was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the investigation is being led by Waliv police with Crime Branch Unit-4.
- CCTV footage, the getaway car’s registration, and mobile tracking led officers to intercept the couple on a train near Nashik, and police say mounting debts and social-media videos influenced the alleged plan after a recce in Vasai.