Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan stabbed in ‘attempted burglary’ at Mumbai home

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Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has been stabbed after an intruder invaded his home in Mumbai.

Khan, 54, was taken to a nearby hospital in Mumbai at about 3:30am on Thursday (22:00 GMT on Wednesday) with six injuries, two deeper than the rest and one close to his spine, ANI news agency said, quoting the hospital’s chief operating officer.

Khan’s public representatives also confirmed the incident, calling it an “attempted burglary”, adding that “the rest of the family is doing fine”.

Later on Thursday, doctors told reporters Khan was “on the path to complete recovery”.

“He sustained a major injury to the thoracic spinal chord due to a lodged knife in the spine,” said Nitin Dange, one of the doctors operating on on the actor. “Surgery was performed to remove the knife and also repair the leaking spinal fluid.”

A female employee at their home was also attacked and was being treated, police said.

Khan lives in an apartment in the western Mumbai suburb of Bandra, along with his wife Kareena Kapoor-Khan, who is also an actor, and their two children.

According to news outlet NDTV, the police were still searching for the suspect and have launched an investigation into the attack.

Khan is among the country’s most bankable actors, having featured in more than 70 films and television series, in some also as a producer. He is the son of former India cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore.