Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan stabbed in spine amid home invasion: reports

Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan is reportedly “recovering” after he was stabbed multiple times during a home invasion at his property in Mumbai, India.

The actor and film producer, 54, underwent emergency surgery at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital after he was attacked in the early hours of Thursday, January 16. Black reported.

The outlet added that Khan encountered an intruder in his 11th-floor apartment around 2:30 a.m. local time.

He was then stabbed several times after he tried to intervene in an argument between the intruder and his maid, according to South Asian news agency ANI.

“The actor and the intruder had a fight. The actor is injured and is undergoing treatment. Investigation is on,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Dixit Gedam said, ANI reported.

According to the attack, the intruder fled the scene The Times of India. PEOPLE has contacted Greater Mumbai Police and Bandra police station for comment

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Sky News reported that Khan received a total of six stab wounds in the attack. This included two deep wounds on his back – one of which was reportedly close to his spine.

He has since completed surgery and “is out of danger,” according to the release BBC.

“He is currently recovering and the doctors are monitoring his progress,” his team told the paper.

Staff at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, where Khan received treatment, also told the BBC that he “suffered a major injury to the thoracic spinal cord due to a knife jamming in the spine.”

“An operation was performed to remove the knife and repair leaking spinal fluid. Two other deep wounds on his left hand and another on his neck were repaired by the plastic surgery team,” said Dr. Nitin Dange for the BBC.

According to The independentthe star’s wife actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, 44, and their sons Taimur, 7, and Jeh, 3, were inside the property at the time of the attack but were unharmed.

Indian Express reported that a domestic helper, who first raised the alarm and was attacked first, also suffered injuries to her right wrist in the incident. She has been taken to Bandra police station for questioning, the paper added.

Police also did not find CCTV footage of the suspect entering Khan’s apartment, according to multiple reports. The investigation is still ongoing.

Variation psaid that Khan’s acting career spans three decades and features in films such as Tanhaji, Devara: Part 1 and Dil Chahta Hai.