Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was injured after an unidentified attacker stabbed him with a knife at his Bandra home in a burglary attempt. After the attack, the actor was admitted to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital and was reportedly out of danger.
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed at least six timesby an unidentified attacker,who entered his Mumbai home in a burglary attempt on Thursday. After the attack, Saif was admitted to Lilavati Hospital where he is undergoing surgeryand was reportedly out of danger. Saif had two deep cuts, with one close to the actor’s spinal cord, police said.
According to the police, the suspect entered Saif Ali Khan’s Bandra home at around 3.30 am and both of them had a fight during which the actor was stabbed. Some family members of the actor were present in the house at the time of the incident, an official said.
A probe was launched by the Mumbai Police to trace the accused and ensure his arrest.
“An unidentified person intruded into the residence of actor Saif Ali Khan. The actor and the intruder fought. The actor was injured and is being treated. An investigation is going on,” the local area’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, Dixit Gedam, said while speaking to the media on the issue.A statement was also released from Saif Ali Khan’s team where they requested the “media and fans to be patient”.”There was an attempted burglary at Mr Saif Ali Khans residence. He is currently in hospital undergoing surgery. We request the media and fans to be patient. It is a police matter. We will keep you updated on the situation,” a statement by Saif Ali Khan’s team read.
SAIF ALI KHAN STABBED SIX TIMES, ONE CUT WAS CLOSE TO SPINE: DOCTORS
After the attack,Lilavati Hospital, in a statement, said that Saif Ali Khan was stabbed at least six times, with two deep cuts. In addition, one of the knife wounds was very close to his spinal cord.
“Saif Ali Khan was stabbed by an unidentified person at his Bandra home and was brought in at 3. 30 am. He had six stabs and two were deep. Of this one is close to the spine. He is being operated upon by a team of doctors led by Neurosurgeon Dr Nitin Dange, cosmetic surgeon Dr Leena Jain and anaesthesiologist Dr Nisha Gandhi,” DrUttamani ofLilavati Hospital said.
The attack on Saif Ali Khan came months after two men on a motorbike, allegedly belonging to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, opened fire outside the actor’sresidence in Bandra.