Mumbai: After stabbing a model-turned-actress on a busy road in Andheri (W), a producer, while trying to escape from Mumbai in his black Audi (MH-05-BS-1744), met with an accident on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on Monday night.

Versova police learnt this when they tracked down Yogesh Kumar Singh (26) with the help of CCTV footage, which showed him crossing Dahisar check naka and his mobile tower location showed Vasai-Virar on the highway around 10.30 pm.

Singh was found at Platinum hospital in Vasai, where he was undergoing treatment for facial injuries after his car turned turtle around 47 km from Andheri (W).

Singh had attacked Malvi Malhotra around 9 pm at Sunderwadi in Andheri (W), 2 km from her residence on Monday when she was returning after discussing a project with a client at an Andheri coffee chain, a day after she returned from Dubai.

“Singh, who has been following Malhotra for a year, even tried to force her into his car. When she ignore him and walked ahead, Singh got annoyed and stabbed her in the stomach, tried to slash her face, and then sped away” police said.

Zonal DCP Abhishek Trimukhe formed a team of senior inspector Raghvendra Thakur, inspector Sanjay Pawar, assistant inspector Rauf Shaikh and detection staff, who checked CCTV footage from the spot and followed Singh’s route. “Singh’s car was captured at Dahisar check naka CCTV cameras. This gave us a clue that he had taken the Ahmedabad highway. We then learnt that Singh lost control of his car and it turned turtle on the highway. Passing vehicles informed the control room and got Singh admitted to hospital,” said the police.

Versova police did not arrested Singh till late Wednesday. “A team is keeping a watch on Singh. He will be arrested once he gets discharged. He has been booked for attempt to murder and stalking,” police said.

Malhotra is stable after she underwent surgery for the stab injury on her stomach and 6-inch injuries on her hands. “Malhotra has undergone a six-hour surgery. She is recovering,” family friend Atul Patel told TOI.