Mumbai, 16 January 2025- As Saif Ali Khan is recovering in the Lilavati Hospital after suffering multiple stab wounds in an attack at his home, Mumbai Police have intensified investigations into the attack. The actor was reportedly attacked after he intervened in an altercation between his house help and the attacker, and the police now suspect the house help knew the attacker.
Indian Express quoted a Mumbai police source as saying, “We suspect the help must have allowed him entry and due to some reason a fight took place. She is being interrogated by the local police to get more details about the accused. Seven local police teams are working to track him down.” The report also claimed that the accused had been locked in one of the rooms but he managed to flee.
In Frame:- Saif Ali Khan with Kareena Kapoor Khan
An unidentified individual broke into Saif and Kareena Kapoor’s Bandra (west) home at 2:30 in the morning on Thursday. The stranger and his domestic help got into a fight, which made the actor aware of the situation. “When the actor attempted to step in and calm the man down, he attacked Saif Ali Khan and hurt him,” a Mumbai Police source told news agency ANI. Officers are looking into the situation. When the attack occurred, the house was also occupied by Saif and Kareena’s two sons, Taimur and Jeh. Around 3:30 in the morning, Ibrahim Ali Khan, the actor’s older son from his first marriage to actor Amrita Singh, drove him to the Lilavati Hospital.
A little after noon on Thursday, Saif’s team issued a statement. “Saif Ali Khan has come out of surgery and is out of danger. He is currently in recovery and the doctors are monitoring his progress. All family members are safe and the police is investigating the incident,” it read. The actor has been shifted to the ICU, Lilavati Hospital COO Niraj Uttamani informed. The actor will be under observation in the ICU for a day.