Saif Ali Khan’s house Help knew his attacker, let him in, suspected officers

Mumbai:

Saif Ali Khan’s attacker is suspected to be related to one of the domestic helpers who also gave him access to the actor’s home, police sources said. That help is now being questioned as the Mumbai police try to get to the bottom of the shocking attack on the 54-year-old actor in one of the poshest areas of Maximum City Mumbai.

The actor has received six stab wounds, one of them near his spine, and has undergone surgery at Lilavati Hospital. He is reportedly out of danger.

Mumbai police, left red-faced after the shock attack on the actor during a burglary attempt, have said they are investigating the incident. “An unidentified person barged into actor Saif Ali Khan’s residence. The actor and the intruder had a scuffle. The actor is injured and undergoing treatment. Investigation is on,” police said.

CCTV cameras at Saif Ali Khan’s home did not capture anyone entering the premises within two hours of the attack, meaning whoever attacked the actor had entered the building earlier and had been waiting to strike. Police are scanning CCTV footage to identify the assailant who fled after stabbing the actor.

The opposition has hit out at the Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra, questioning law and order in the Maximum City if even celebrities are not safe.

Targeting the state government on Mumbai’s law and order situation, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, “What a shame that Mumbai sees another high-profile attempt on life, the attack on Saif Ali Khan once again raises questions for the Mumbai police and The Home Secretary This is after a series of incidents which show that there is a deliberate attempt to undermine Mumbai by attacking big names.

Ms Chaturvedi also brought up the attack that killed veteran politician Baba Siddique and the firing outside actor Salman Khan’s home.

“Baba Siddique ji’s family is still awaiting justice after his shocking murder. Salman Khan forced to live in a bulletproof house. Now it’s Saif Ali Khan All in Bandra. An area that has the highest concentration of celebrities who are supposed to have sufficient safety if celebrities are not safe then who is in mumbai?

Actor Pooja Bhatt has reacted strongly to the attack on her colleague.

Taking to social media platform X, the 52-year-old actor posted several tweets demanding more police presence in Bandra. She tagged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, his deputies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar and minister Ashish Shelar to draw their attention to the issue.

“Can this lawlessness please be curbed @MumbaiPolice @CPMumbaiPolice. We need more police presence in Bandra. The city and especially the queen of the suburbs has never felt so unsafe,” Bhatt said. “Law & order. We have laws.. what about order?” she added.