Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan is reportedly “in recovery” after he was stabbed multiple times during a home invasion at his property in Mumbai, India.
The actor and film producer, 54, underwent emergency surgery at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital after he was attacked in the early hours of Thursday, Jan. 16,Varietyreported.
The outlet added that Khan encountered an intruder at his 11th-floor apartment at around 2.30 a.m. local time.
He was then stabbed multiple times after he tried to intervene in an altercation between the intruder and his maid, according to South Asiannews agency ANI.
“The actor and the intruder had a scuffle. The actor is injured and is being treated. Investigation is ongoing,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Dixit Gedam said, reported ANI.
The intruder fled the scene after the attack, according toThe Times of India. PEOPLE has contacted Greater Mumbai Police and Bandra police station for comment
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Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan on the red carpet on December 13, 2024.SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty
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Sky Newsreported that Khan received a total of six stab wounds in the attack. This included two deep cuts on his back — with one reportedly close to his spine.
He has since finished surgery and “is out of danger,” according to theBBC.
“He is currently in recovery and the doctors are monitoring his progress," his team told the outlet.
Staff from Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, where Khan received treatment, also told the BBC that he “sustained a major injury to the thoracic spinal cord due to a lodged knife in the spine.”
Saif Ali khan at the opening ceremony of ‘Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023’ in Mumbai on October 27, 2023.SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty
According toThe Independent, the star’s wife actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, 44, and their sons Taimur, 7, and Jeh, 3, were inside the property at the time of the attack but were unharmed.
The Indian Expressreported that a domestic worker, who first raised the alarm and was attacked first, also received injuries to her right wrist in the incident. She has been taken to Bandra police station for questioning, the outlet added.
Variety stated thatKhan’s acting career spans three decades, starring in movies such asTanhaji,Devara: Part 1andDil Chahta Hai.
source: people.com
