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Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was recovering following surgical procedure at a Mumbai hospital after being stabbed within the early hours of Thursday by a suspected burglar who gained entry inside his house.
The incident reportedly happened round 2.30am whereas the actor, 54, was sleeping. His spouse, Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, 44, and sons Taimur, 7, and Jeh, 3, have been additionally current in the home on the time of the incident however have been unharmed, in keeping with media stories.
Police reportedly went by the CCTV footage exterior Khan’s house, however nobody was seen within the two lifts, the foyer, or getting into the constructing inside two hours of the assault. A senior police officer advised the Indian Specific newspaper that they think the accused might have used the constructing shaft to enter the twelfth ground residence.
“An unknown individual entered Actor Saif Ali Khan’s residence and argued together with his maid late final evening. When the actor tried to intervene and pacify the person, he attacked Saif Ali Khan and injured him. Police are investigating the matter,” an announcement from Mumbai Police mentioned.
A police officer mentioned Ariyama Philip alias Lima, a home employee, screamed to alert the opposite members of the family round 2am, in keeping with The Indian Specific newspaper. She was attacked first by the intruder and sustained accidents on her proper wrist.
“We suspect the assistance will need to have allowed him entry and on account of some purpose a struggle happened. She is being interrogated by the native police to get extra particulars in regards to the accused. Seven native police groups are working to trace him down,” a police officer mentioned.
The intruder was reportedly locked by the household in one of many rooms however he managed to flee.
Khan was rushed to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital the place he underwent surgical procedure, with accidents near his backbone and neck, and is now steady and recovering. In keeping with News18, Lima additionally underwent remedy on the hospital.
Native media reported that Ibrahim, Khan’s son from his first marriage to actor Amrita Singh, took him to the hospital by way of public transport as a result of he was unable to discover a automobile on the time.
His group launched an official assertion as soon as the surgical procedure was full, stating: “Saif Ali Khan has come out of surgical procedure and is out of hazard. He’s at the moment in restoration and the docs are monitoring his progress. All members of the family are protected and the police are investigating the incident.
“We wish to thank Dr Niraj Uttamani, Dr Nitin Dange, Dr Leena Jain and the group at Lilavati hospital. Thanks to all his followers and well-wishers for his or her prayers and ideas throughout this time.”
Lilavati hospital confirmed that Khan had sustained six wounds: two cuts which have been totally on his again, with one close to the backbone, have been deep, along with one other minor wound on his neck and different superficial accidents, reported The Indian Specific.
“Saif Ali Khan was admitted to the hospital at 2am with an alleged historical past of assault by some unknown individual. He sustained a significant harm to the thoracic spinal wire on account of a lodged knife within the backbone,” Dr Dange mentioned, reported NDTV.
“A surgical procedure was carried out to take away the knife and restore leaking spinal fluid. Two different deep wounds on his left hand and one different on his neck have been repaired by the cosmetic surgery group. He’s fully steady now. He’s recovering nicely and out of hazard now.”
Police had initially mentioned they’d formedmultiple groups to search out the intruder and registered a First Data Report – step one in any police process on the fee of a cognizable offence – on the Bandra Police Station.
Actor Pooja Bhatt posted on X, previously Twitter, to query “lawlessness”.
“Can this lawlessness please be curbed Mumbai Police? We’d like extra Police presence in Bandra. Town & particularly the queen of the subburbs, have by no means felt so unsafe earlier than.”
Clyde Crasto, nationwide spokesperson of NCP (SP) mentioned: “Assault on Saif Ali Khan is a trigger for concern as a result of if such excessive profile folks with ranges of safety will be attacked of their properties, then what may occur to frequent residents? Concern of regulation appears to be at a low in Maharashtra on account of lenience up to now couple of years.”
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi mentioned: “What a disgrace that Mumbai sees one other excessive profile try on life, the assault on Saif Ali Khan but once more raises questions on Mumbai Police & the Residence Minister. That is after a sequence of incidents that present there’s a deliberate try to undermine Mumbai by focusing on massive names… All in Bandra. An space which has the very best focus of celebrities, which is meant to have enough safety. If celebrities will not be protected then who in Mumbai is? Wishing Saif Ali Khan a speedy restoration.”
Son of cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and actor Sharmila Tagore, Khan belongs to the household of erstwhile nawabs of the previous princely state of Pataudi. He debuted in 1993 with Hindi-language motion drama Parampara, and has gone on to star in over 60 movies, together with Omkara (2006), a Hindi-language adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello.
He has obtained a number of awards, together with the distinguished Nationwide Movie Award for his efficiency in Hum Tum (2004), and the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award in 2010.
