Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was stabbed in an ‘attempt to steal’ at his Mumbai home. news
Khan is currently undergoing surgery after suffering six knife wounds and police are searching for a suspect.
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has been attacked and stabbed by an intruder at his Mumbai home.
Khan, 54, was taken to a nearby hospital in Mumbai at around 3:30 a.m. (22:00 GMT on Wednesday) with six injuries, two of which were non-life threatening injuries, ANI news agency quoted the head of the hospital as saying. and one was closer to his spine. Surgical Officer.
Khan’s public representatives also confirmed the incident, calling it an “attempted theft”, and adding that “the rest of the family members are fine”.
Later on Thursday, senior police officer Gedam Dixit told Reuters news agency that the actor was out of danger.
“He (Khan) is being treated… and is out of danger,” Dixit said.
Police said a female employee of his house was also attacked and is being treated.
It’s scary to think about an intruder breaking into an apartment and stabbing the resident! There are many questions about how this could happen but first of all our prayers #SaifAliKhan and his family.
– Saba Naqvi (@_sabanaqvi) 16 January 2025
Khan lives in an apartment in the western Mumbai suburb of Bandra with his wife Kareena Kapoor-Khan, also an actor, and their two children.
According to news outlet NDTV, police are still searching for the suspect and have launched an investigation into the attack.
Khan is one of the country’s most bankable actors, having acted in over 70 films and television series, including acting as a producer in some. He is the son of former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore.
‘So unsafe’
Messages of solidarity and prayers poured in on social media, including from fans, politicians and Khan’s Bollywood colleagues.
“Shocked and saddened to hear about the attack on Saif sir. Wishing and praying for his speedy recovery and good health,” actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr., also known as NTR Jr., posted on Instagram.
Celebrities, opposition leaders and other public figures also demanded tight security.
“If such high-profile people…with security in their homes can be attacked, what can happen to ordinary citizens?” Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party spokesperson Clyde Crasto said on social media.
Actress and filmmaker Pooja Bhatt also called for greater police presence in the suburb, where many people from the film industry live.
“The city and especially the queen of the suburbs have never felt so unsafe before,” she posted on X, using a popular description for the trendy area.
