Mumbai:
A brand new CCTV footage has emerged displaying the person who stabbed Saif Ali Khan climbing the steps earlier than coming into the actor’s home yesterday. The footage – time-stamped 1:37 am – exhibits the intruder advancing cautiously in order to not alert any of the residents of the 12-story constructing. He had his face lined and was carrying a bag.
In one other footage from the constructing’s sixth ground, which emerged yesterday, the intruder was seen taking the steps whereas fleeing after the incident. He was not seen thereafter. It’s suspected he had used the fireplace shaft to flee after that, the identical manner he had come upstairs.
There was no signal of the intruder within the CCTV footage within the foyer space, suggesting he didn’t use the primary gate to enter and exit the constructing. Sources mentioned he had scaled the wall of an adjoining constructing to enter ‘Satguru Sharan’ compound. The actor’s residence spreads over 4 flooring within the constructing within the posh Bandra locality.
The cops suspect he could have modified garments to keep away from being caught whereas fleeing the scene. Sources mentioned he was noticed close to the Bandra railway station after the incident.
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The intruder was first noticed in Mr Khan’s youthful son Jeh’s room by his nanny. She confronted him, however could not cease him, whereas one other home assist alerted Mr Khan. The actor then tried to battle off the intruder however was attacked with a knife. With six stab accidents, together with one on his neck and one other close to his backbone, he was rushed to the close by Lilavati Hospital and was operated on.
A senior physician on the hospital instructed reporters at this time that the actor is recovering properly and has been shifted out of the ICU. He would have sustained a extreme harm if the knife had gone in 2 mm deeper, mentioned Dr Niraj Uttamani, the Chief Working Officer at Lilavati.
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The assault has raised questions over the function of the safety guards within the posh space. It has additionally fuelled Opposition salvo over the law-and-order state of affairs within the metropolis.
Mumbai Police has registered a case of theft, trespassing, and inflicting grievous harm.