Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was stabbed while ‘trying to break into’ his home in Mumbai | News
Khan is currently undergoing surgery after receiving six stab wounds during the police search for the suspect.
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed after a thug raided his home in Mumbai.
Khan, 54, was rushed to a nearby hospital in Mumbai around 3:30 am (22:00 GMT Wednesday) with two injuries, two deeper than the others and one near his spine, ANI news agency said, citing a hospital official. an active officer.
Khan’s public representatives also confirmed the incident, calling it an “attempted burglary”, adding that “the whole family is doing well”.
Later on Thursday, police chief Gedam Dixit told Reuters news agency that the actress was in danger.
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A woman who works in their home was also attacked and is being treated, police said.
It’s scary to think about a burglar breaking into an apartment and stabbing the occupant! There are many questions about how this is possible but first of all our prayers are with you #SaifAliKhan and his family.
– Saba Naqvi (@_sabanaqvi) January 16, 2025
Khan lives in an apartment in the western suburbs of Mumbai in Bandra, along with his wife Kareena Kapoor-Khan, who is also an actress, and their two children.
According to the NDTV news report, the police are still looking for the suspect and have started an investigation into the incident.
Khan is one of the highest-grossing actors in the country, he has acted in more than 70 films and television shows, in some of which he is also a producer. He is the son of former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore.
‘So it’s not safe’
Messages of solidarity and prayers poured in on social media including fans, politicians and Khan’s Bollywood colleagues.
“I am shocked and saddened to hear about the attack on Saif sir. I wish and pray for his speedy recovery and good health,” actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr, also known as NTR Jr, told X.
Celebrities, leaders of opposition parties and other respected people in the community also called for security to be strengthened.
“If people at such a high level… security can be attacked in their homes, what will happen to ordinary citizens?” Clyde Crasto, spokesperson for the Nationalist Congress Party led by Sharad Pawar, said on social media.
Actress and filmmaker Pooja Bhatt has also called for more police presence in the suburb, home to many in the film industry.
“The city, and especially the queen of the suburbs, has never felt so safe before,” he posted to X, using a popular description of the trendy place.
