Mumbai:
Actor Saif Ali Khan, bleeding closely from six stab wounds, was rushed to Lilavati hospital in an auto-rickshaw by his elder son Ibrahim after the shock knife assault final night time. Twenty-three-year-old Ibrahim, additionally an actor, helped his injured father into the three-wheeler after he couldn’t discover a automobile prepared to depart. Decided to not lose time, Ibrahim and Saif bought into the auto-rickshaw and rushed to the hospital, about two kilometres from Mr Khan’s Bandra dwelling.
A video captured moments after the assault reveals Mr Khan’s spouse and actor Kareena Kapoor Khan standing subsequent to the auto-rickshaw and chatting with the home employees.
The 54-year-old actor suffered six stab accidents, one close to his backbone, throughout a struggle with an intruder at his dwelling late final night time. He was operated upon and is now out of hazard, his workforce has mentioned. The workforce’s assertion provides that each one different relations are secure.
Police have mentioned that the probe means that the intruder entered Saif Ali Khan’s home to commit theft.
CCTV cameras at Mr Khan’s dwelling didn’t seize anybody getting into the premises inside two hours earlier than the assault, that means that whoever attacked the actor had entered the constructing earlier and had been ready to strike. Police are scanning CCTV footage to determine the attacker, who fled after stabbing the actor.
Police suspect that the attacker is said to one of many home helps, who additionally gave him entry into the actor’s dwelling, sources have mentioned. This assistance is now being questioned as Mumbai Police tries to resolve the surprising assault in one of many poshest areas of Mumbai.
The assault on the actor has sparked panic amongst different members of the cinema fraternity. Actor Pooja Bhatt has mentioned she has by no means felt so unsafe and urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for extra police presence in Bandra.
The Opposition has launched a scathing assault on the NDA authorities and questioned how secure atypical Mumbaikars are if celebrities are attacked like this.