New Delhi — Popular Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was seriously injured after being stabbed multiple times by an intruder at his Mumbai home on Thursday, but doctors treating him said he was out of danger after the ‘operation.
“Khan is out of surgery and out of danger. He is currently recovering and doctors are monitoring his progress,” Khan’s team said in a statement.
Khan, 54, was “on the verge of a full recovery” after suffering stab wounds to his spine, neck and hand, doctors treating him told reporters.
Speaking to reporters after the operation, Dr Nitin Dange of Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital, where Khan was being treated, said the actor “sustained a serious injury to his thoracic spinal cord due to a knife stuck in the spine.
“Surgery was performed to remove the knife and repair the cerebrospinal fluid leak. Two other deep wounds to the left hand and another to the neck were repaired by the plastic surgery team,” he said. he declared.
The attack took place early Thursday morning when Khan tried to stop an intruder from entering his apartment in Mumbai’s Bandra district, police and local media said.
Police have identified the attacker and have launched searches for him, Mumbai Deputy Commissioner of Police Dikshit Gedam told reporters on Thursday.
“The accused attempted to enter through a fire escape. This appears to be an attempted robbery,” he said.
Khan is one of the most popular Indian actors. He has appeared in over 70 films and television series and is known for his roles in hit romantic comedies including Dil Chahta Hai, Kal Ho Naa Ho And Sacred gamesNetflix’s first Indian production, released in 2018.
Khan is even a descendant of royalty. He hails from the ancient royal family of Nawabs, who ruled Pataudi, a small princely state on the outskirts of New Delhi. Her father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was a popular cricketer in the 1960s. Her mother Sharmila Tagore is a veteran actress who has acted in prominent Hindi and Bengali films.
Khan is married to actress Kareena Kapoor and together they are one of the most popular couples in Bollywood. They have two young sons and Khan has a daughter from a previous marriage to another Bollywood star, Sara Ali Khan.
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