MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan suffered stab injuries after an unknown person intruded into his 11th floor flat in Bandra (West) suspected to commit burglary on Thursday. Bandra police said the unknown person fled away after attacking Khan when he woke up and had a scuffle with the intruder.
Khan is in the operation theatre at the moment. Doctors are working on the six stab wounds, including one close to the spine.
The incident occurred between 2am and 2.30am when the unknown person broke into the flat when Khan woke up hearing some sound. Other family members of the actor was also present in the flat when the incident occurred.
“On hearing commotion all present in the house rushed out to see the actor was stab. They rushed him to Lilavati Hospital where he has undergone treatment, ” said a Bandra police.
DCP (Zone X) Dikshit Gedam said an unidentified person intruded in the residence of actor Saif Ali Khan. The actor and the intruder had a scuffle. The actor is injured and is being treated. Investigation is going on.
Bandra police team and the Mumbai crime branch are probing the matter. “Probe is on to find out how the intruder managed to clear the security at the building or had he crawled from other side of the building to reach the actor’s flat. The team is going through the CCTV footage in the building,” said the police.