Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was stabbed in a ‘attempted robbery’ at his home in Mumbai | news

Khan is currently undergoing surgery after receiving six stab wounds while police search for the suspect.

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed after an intruder broke into his house in Mumbai.

Khan, 54, was taken to a nearby hospital in Mumbai at around 3:30 a.m. (22:00 GMT on Wednesday) with six injuries, two deeper than the rest and one nearby, ANI news agency said, citing the head of the hospital. From the spine. Operating officer.

Khan’s public representatives also confirmed the incident, describing it as an “attempted robbery,” adding that “the rest of the family is fine.”

Later on Thursday, senior police officer Gedam Dixit told Reuters news agency that the actor was out of danger.

Dixit said: “He (Khan) is receiving treatment… and is out of danger.”

The police said that an employee at her home was also attacked and is receiving treatment.

It’s scary to think about an intruder entering an apartment and stabbing the occupant! Many questions about how this could happen but first all our prayers #Saif Ali Khan And his family.

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Khan lives in an apartment in the Bandra suburb of western Mumbai, with his wife, Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is also an actress, and their two children.

according to News outlet NDTVThe police are still searching for the suspect and have opened an investigation into the attack.

Khan is among the country’s most bankable actors, having appeared in more than 70 films and television series, some of which also as a producer. He is the son of former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore.

“Very unsafe”

Messages of solidarity and prayers poured in on social media, including from 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, posted on X.

Celebrities, opposition leaders and other public figures also called for tighter security measures.

“If these prominent people with…security in their homes could be attacked, what would happen to ordinary citizens?” Clyde Crasto, spokesman for Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, said on social media.

Actor and director Pooja Bhatt also called for a greater police presence in the suburb, home to many film industry workers.

“The city, especially the queen of the suburbs, has never felt so unsafe before,” she posted on X, using a popular description of the trendy area.