Mumbai:
As Saif Ali Khan recovers from a shock knife assault by an intruder final evening, police are piecing collectively the sequence of occasions on the 54-year-old’s Bandra residence earlier than he reached Lilavati hospital, bleeding from six stab accidents, one in every of them in his backbone.
The actor, his spouse and actor Kareena Kapoor Khan and their sons reside in a 12-storey constructing in Bandra West, residence to many Bollywood actors. Their residence is unfold over 4 flooring.
Police have stated that the probe up to now has discovered that the attacker entered the actor’s residence to commit housebreaking. According to police sources, the intruder entered the compound subsequent to the constructing the place the actor stays. He then scaled the wall to cross over.
Once contained in the compound, the intruder took a flight of stairs on the rear aspect of the constructing to achieve the ground on which the actor lives. Police have stated the intruder gained entry to Mr Khan’s condo by a fireplace escape. Follow LIVE UPDATES right here
According to studies, Mr Khan’s home assist Eliyama Phillipes alias Lima was the primary to identify the intruder round 2 am final evening. She screamed and this alerted Mr Khan. A battle between the actor and the intruder adopted. The intruder stabbed Mr Khan six instances earlier than escaping the spot. CCTV cameras have captured him getting into and exiting the constructing from the rear aspect, sources in police stated. Police are questioning the home assist, amongst others.
There are obvious questions in regards to the response of the safety guards on responsibility on the high-profile constructing and the way the intruder managed to enter the actor’s residence undetected.
Mr Khan has suffered six stab accidents and is at present out of hazard, docs have stated. “Mr. Saif Ali Khan was admitted to the hospital round 2AM with alleged historical past of assault by some unknown individual. He sustained extreme accidents to the thoracic spinal twine as a result of a lodged knife within the backbone. Emergency surgical procedure was carried out to take away the knife and restore leaking spinal fluid. Two different deep wounds on his left hand and one different on his neck have been repaired by the cosmetic surgery crew,” Nitin Dange of Lilavati Hospital stated.
“I’m completely satisfied to substantiate that Mr. Saif Ali Khan is totally secure now. He is recovering properly and out of hazard now,” he added.
Police have stated they’ve recognized a suspect and a number of groups try to arrest him.
Senior police officer Dixit Gedam stated, “It has been found that the accused used the fireplace escape to enter their home. So far, the investigation means that it was an tried housebreaking. We are making each effort to arrest the accused as quickly as attainable. Once he’s arrested, we will disclose additional particulars.”