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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 came about 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, based on media stories.
Police reportedly went via the CCTV footage outdoors Khan’s house, however nobody was seen within the two lifts, the foyer, or coming into the constructing inside two hours of the assault. A senior police officer advised the Indian Categorical newspaper that they think the accused might have used the constructing shaft to enter the twelfth flooring condominium.
“An unknown individual entered Actor Saif Ali Khan’s residence and argued along 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,” a press release from Mumbai Police stated.
A police officer stated Eliyama Phillip alias Lima, a home employee, screamed to alert the opposite members of the family round 2am, based on The Indian Categorical newspaper. She was attacked first by the intruder and sustained accidents on her proper wrist.
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“We suspect the assistance should have allowed him entry and resulting from some cause a combat came about. 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 stated.
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 secure and recovering. In keeping with News18, Lima additionally underwent therapy 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.
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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 secure 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 Categorical.
“Saif Ali Khan was admitted to the hospital at 2am with an alleged historical past of assault by some unknown individual. He sustained a serious damage to the thoracic spinal twine resulting from a lodged knife within the backbone,” Dr Dange stated, 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 secure now. He’s recovering properly and out of hazard now.”
Police had initially stated they’d formedmultiple groups to seek out the intruder and registered a First Info 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) stated: “Assault on Saif Ali Khan is a trigger for concern as a result of if such excessive profile folks with ranges of safety could be attacked of their properties, then what might occur to frequent residents? Concern of regulation appears to be at a low in Maharashtra resulting from lenience prior to now couple of years.”
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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi stated: “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 House Minister. That is after a sequence of incidents that present there’s a deliberate try to undermine Mumbai by focusing on large names… All in Bandra. An space which has the very best focus of celebrities, which is meant to have satisfactory safety. If celebrities aren’t secure then who in Mumbai is? Wishing Saif Ali Khan a speedy restoration.”
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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 acquired 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.
