120 148 70 False lead & new footage later, Saif stabbing suspect remains elusive Policesaysuspect changedclothes tomisleadthem, releasenewphoto MUMBAI, JANUARY 17 SPECIAL TO THE EXPRESS RUN-UP TO BUDGET 2025-26 PAGE 27 New photo of the suspect put out by police; (left) Saif’s mother Sharmila Tagore at Lilavati Hospital, Friday. ANI MUMBAI, JANUARY 17 MORETHAN40hoursafteractor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed in a brazen attack inside his Bandra (West) residence, the suspect continued to elude Mumbai police. Police believe he could be a “hardenedcriminal”sinceheappearstohavechangedhisclothes to mislead investigators after he left the scene of the crime. Intruder was very aggressive but didn’t steal: Kareena to police VIJAY KUMAR YADAV VIJAY KUMAR YADAV & MOHAMED THAVER RAHUL BAJORIA `5.00 ● WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 TWO DOZEN POLICE TEAMS JOIN MANHUNT 92 REG.NO. MCS/067/2018 - 20 RNI REGN. NO. 1543/57 JOURNALISM OF COURAGE SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2025, MUMBAI, LATE CITY, 28 PAGES 18/01/2025 ● Friday saw a massive manhunttotracethesuspect,withat least two dozen teams from the local police, Crime Branch and crime intelligence unit working to make headway. In the morning, the Bandra police detained a “suspect” and brought him in for questioning. But five hours later, he was let go as police found that he had no linkwiththecase.Policesources saidthemanwaspickedupashe resembledtheaccused,whowas caughtonCCTVatSaif’sbuilding, and had a history of petty crime. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 FULL COVERAGE PAGE 4 SAIF ALI Khan’s wife and actor Kareena Kapoor Khan told the police that the intruder got very aggressive during the scuffle with her husband, stabbing him multiple times. She said that they all managed to move to the 12th floor of their duplex house. However, jewellery kept in open were left untouched by the attacker, she added. Kareenasaidthisinherstatement to the police recorded on Thursday night. Police sources said the incident left Kareena so shockedand shakenthather sister and actor Karisma Kapoor came and took her to her Khar residence. Army Vice-Chief flags Sisodia flags shoes, saris President’s At Home this R-Day ‘will sound, taste 2047 agenda: Social, by BJP’s Verma, says and feel like South India’ communal harmony, EC turning blind eye manufacturing, jobs MALLICA JOSHI LIZ MATHEW SENIOR AAP leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has alleged that theElectionCommissionisturning a blind eye to poll code violationsaheadof theAssemblyelections in Delhi early next month. In an interview to The Indian Express, Sisodia referred to allegations that the BJP’s New Delhi candidate Parvesh Verma distributed shoes to sanitation workers, and saris and Rs 1,100 to women in the constituency. The Returning Officer of the THE AT Home event at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Republic Day this year will have a southern flavour. With President Droupadi Murmu keen on showcasing the cultural diversity of the country, thefive states of the South will feature big, right from the welcome programme to the artistes featured and part of the guest list and cuisine, sources said. The invites sent out for the At Home, which is hosted by the NEW DELHI, JANUARY 17 KAMAAL SAIYED SURAT, JANUARY 17 VICE-CHIEF of Army Staff Lt General N S Raja Subramani Friday saidthatIndia'smanufacturing sector, lack of adequate employment opportunities and the human development index, apart from the unsettled borders, were among the country's weaknessesthatneedtobefixed tofulfilthevisionof ViksitBharat by 2047. Army Vice-Chief Lt General N S Raja Subramani at the Lit Fest in Surat on Friday Speaking on ‘National CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 NEW DELHI, JANUARY 17 THE EXPRESS INTERVIEW constituency has filed two complaints with police — one for distributing shoes and the second for distributing saris. In both cases,police haverecordedNonCognizable Reports. Speaking about the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 The Rashtrapati Bhavan invitation with a southern theme. Express JAISHANKAR WILL ATTEND Day after Trump inaugural, Quad meet likely with India at table Secy of State nominee Marco Rubio backed Indo-US ties to counter China SHUBHAJIT ROY NEW DELHI, JANUARY 17 AS EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar heads to the US to attend the inauguration of US President Donald Trump on January 20, a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Quad grouping is likely to take place in Washington DC. This could mark the first meeting of the Quad foreign ministers — from US, Japan, Australia and India — under the Trump 2.0 administration and is expected to take place on January 21. Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the four ministers are expected to be at the inauguration. Japanese Foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya; Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong; and Jaishankar will have the opportunity to meet US Secretary of StatenomineeMarcoRubioon thesidelinesof theinauguration. Rubio is known to be a China CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 TRUMP DIALS XI PAGE 25 BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY E E X P L A I NE D DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA Choppy waters ● ahead THE QUAD is seen as a counter to China’s growing assertion in the IndoPacific region. With Trump, who revived the Quad in his first term, now threatening to impose higher tariffs on China, tensions are likely to mount on both strategic and economic fronts.