Saif Ali Khan was stabbed six times by an intruder, who barged in his Mumbai house. The incident took place around 2.30 am on Thursday. The actor is currently undergoing a surgery at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital. The actor is out of danger now, the hospital staff confirmed.
Dr Niraj Uttamani, COO of Lilavati Hospital said the neurosurgery is over. The plastic surgery is still going on. “We will give a report in an hour,” said the COO.
An FIR against an intruder has been lodged at the Bandra Police Station. An intruder sneaked into Saif Ali Khan’s house while he was sleeping.
A scuffle broke out between the actor and the intruder after he attempted to barge in, confirmed Police. Later, the intruder allegedly stabbed Saif Ali Khan six times and fled the crime scene.Â
Three attendants, who work at Saif Ali Khan’s house, are being interrogated by Police.
Mumbai Crime Branch has been entrusted with the responsibility of a parallel investigation.
Crime Branch has formed 7 teams to search for the suspect . A team is scanning the CCTV footage. Three teams have left for different areas of Mumbai. A team will go out of Mumbai in search of the suspect.
An official statement has been issued by Saif Ali Khan’s team. It read, “There was an attempted burglary at Mr. Saif Ali Khan’s residence. He is currently in hospital undergoing a surgery. We request the media and fans to be patient. It’s a police matter. We will keep you updated on the situation.”
Kareena Kapoor’s Team shared a similar statement along the line. It read, “There was an attempted burglary in Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s residence last night. Saif had an injury on his arm for which he is in hospital, undergoing a procedure. The rest of the family is doing fine. We request media and fans to be patient and not speculate any further as the Police are already doing their due investigations. Thank you all for your concern.”
Dr Niraj Uttamani, COO of Lilavati Hospital said, Saif Ali Khan was stabbed by an unidentified person at his Bandra home and was brought in at the hospital around 3.30 am.
Dr Uttamani said that the actor has six stabs, out of which two are deep. He Suffered an injury close to spine.
He is being operated upon by a team of doctors, led by Neurosurgeon Dr Nitin Dange, cosmetic surgeon Dr. Leena Jain, anesthesiologist Dr Nisha Gandhi.
Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and their sons rang in the New Year celebrations in Switzerland. The actor and his family returned to Mumbai last week.
On the work front, Saif Ali Khan was last seen in Devara Part 1 alongside Jr NTR and Janhvi Kapoor, Prakash Raj, Srikanth Meka, Tom Shine Chacko, and Narain. The film was released in multiple languages, including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.
