Saif Ali Khan stabbed after he foils robbery attempt at his Mumbai residence, hospitalised

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was injured when he tried to foil a robbery attempt at his house in the wee hours of Thursday.

According to the reports, a robber barged into his residence at Bandra (west). A scuffle broke out and an unknown person allegedly stabbed him with a knife.

Saif Ali Khan has been admitted to the Lilavati Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.

Khan's domestic help, who raised alarm first, also sustained a minor injury to her hand during the scuffle. She later lodged a police complaint.

As per a statement by the hospital’s CEO, the actor was admitted with six injuries, with one of the injuries being very close to his spine. The extent of the damage is not known yet.

A 2.5-inch piece of knife was removed from his spine, the doctors said, adding he was on "100 percent recovery path".

As per the preliminary probe, the intruder did not force his entry or break into the actor's flat, but possibly sneaked in at some point during the night.

Khan's domestic staff took him to Lilavati Hospital in an auto rickshaw after the incident. He was operated upon by a team of doctors led by neurosurgeon Dr Nitin Dange, cosmetic surgeon Dr Leena Jain and anaesthesiologist Dr Nisha Gandhi.

"Saif sustained a major injury to his thoracic spine due to a knife.....Surgery was performed to remove the knife and also to repair the leaking spinal fluid," said Dr Dange.

"There were two other deep wounds in his left hand and right side of the neck which were repaired by the plastic surgery team.

Khan is completely stable now. He is in recovery mode and is completely out of danger," Dr Dange added.

"There was an attempted burglary at Saif Ali Khan's residence. He is currently in hospital undergoing a surgery. We request the media and fans to be patient. It is a police matter. We will keep you updated on the situation," said the actor's public relations representative said in a statement.

According to the Mumbai police, it is not clear yet, if he is stabbed or injured in the scuffle with the robber. Police registered a case of `armed robbery with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt'. The attacker fled using the building's staircase, a senior police official said, adding that his CCTV visuals was traced on the sixth floor, and 10 teams have been formed to nab him.

The Mumbai crime branch is conducting a parallel investigation into the incident.

A First Information Report was registered at Bandra police station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 311 (robbery with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt), 331 (4) (house break-in or trespass at night) and other relevant provisions.