Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 16 : Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan is being treated at Lilavati Hospital after he allegedly got attacked by an intruder at his residence in Mumbai in the early hours of Thursday. The 'Hum Tum' star underwent surgery and is now "completely stable".
Dr Nitin Dange of Lilavati Hospital spoke with the media and shared Saif's health update, revealing the actor sustained a thoracic spinal cord injury.
"Saif Ali Khan was admitted to the hospital at 2 am with alleged history of assault by some unknown person. He sustained a major injury to the thoracic spinal cord due to a lodged knife in the spine. A surgery was performed to remove the knife and repair leaking spinal fluid," the doctor informed.
Saif also got deep wounds on his left hand and neck, as per the doctor.
"Two other deep wounds on his left hand and one other on his neck were repaired by the plastic surgery team. He is completely stable now. He is recovering well and out of danger now," Dr Dange added.
Earlier, Saif's team also issued a statement stating that the actor is out of danger and is currently recovering.
"Saif Ali Khan has come out of surgery and is out of danger. He is currently in recovery and the doctors are monitoring his progress. All family members are safe and the police is investigating the incident," the statement read.
"We would like to thank Dr Niraj Uttamani, Dr Nitin Dange, Dr Leena Jain and the team at Lilavati Hospital. Thank you to all his fans and well-wishers for their prayers and thoughts during this time," Saif Ali Khan's team added.
Dixit Gedam, DCP Zone 9 of Mumbai Police, who is part of the team investigating an attack on Actor Saif Ali Khan said that one of the accused has been identified.
"It has been discovered that the accused used the fire escape to enter their house. So far, the investigation suggests that it was an attempted burglary. We are making every effort to arrest the accused as soon as possible. Once he is arrested, we will be able to disclose further details," he said.
"One accused has been identified. He used the staircase to enter, and teams are in the field to arrest him. There are 10 detection teams working in different directions," DCP Gedam added.
The shocking incident unfolded at Saif Ali Khan's residence in the 'Satguru Sharan' building in Bandra, after an intruder allegedly confronted Khan's maid. When Saif attempted to intervene and de-escalate the situation, the confrontation turned physical. The actor sustained injuries during the scuffle and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital for treatment.
After learning about the unfortunate incident, several members of the film industry expressed concern regarding actor's health. Filmmaker Siddharth Anand and his wife visited the hospital to keep a check on the actor.
Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor