Indian-origin US actor Shelley Malil has been arrested in California on suspicion of stabbing and critically injuring his former girlfriend.
Malil, a veteran Hollywood actor best known for his performance in the hit 2005 comedy
The 40-Year-Old Virgin, was detained on Tuesday night in Oceanside, outside San Diego.
The 43-year-old, being held in lieu of US$ two million bail at a detention centre, has been booked on suspicion of attempted murder, mayhem and burglary in connection with an attack that San Diego authorities said left his ex-girlfriend in a critical condition with 20 stab wounds.
Malil's arraignment is scheduled for Thursday, the
Los Angeles Times reported.
Authorities said there was no immediate motive for the attack, but county sherrif spokesman