Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan after a knife attack in Mumbai out of danger

Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan after a knife attack in Mumbai out of danger

Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, according to the police, is out of danger after stab wounds from an argument with an intruder in his home country India in the financial metropolis of Mumbai while undergoing surgery.

The incident and its treatment

Khan, who is one of the most successful stars of India, is 54 years old and the son of the former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Patasudi and actress Sharmila Tagore. A high -ranking police officer, Gedam Dixit, told Reuters: "He (Khan) is treated ... and is out of danger." 

Details about the operation

The Ani news agency reported that the hospital employee Niraj Uttamani announced the following: "He is currently operated on." He also added: "The extent of the injuries is understood as soon as the operation has been completed." A small piece of a foreign body was identified near the spine, according to Uttamani, the managing director of the hospital in which Khan was admitted around 3:30 a.m.

Khan and his family

Saif Ali Khan participated in more than 70 films and television programs, sometimes also as a producer. He lives with his wife, the actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, and her two children in an apartment in the western suburb of Bandra.

family feedback and security situation

Representatives of Khan's wife confirmed that after the attempt to break into treatment, he undergoes and added: "The rest of the family is well." A female employee of the household was also attacked and is treated. The police have initiated an investigation and is looking for the perpetrator.

reactions from the film industry and politics

film stars and opposition leaders asked the police to strengthen the security measures in the city. "If such high -ranking people can be attacked with ... security in their own four walls, what could then happen to normal citizens?" Asked Clyde Crasto, spokesman for the nationalist congress party led by Sharad Pawar, on X.

political backgrounds and calls for security

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies won the elections in November in the western state of Maharashtra, whose capital is Mumbai. The actress and filmmaker Pooja Bhatt also called for a stronger police presence in the suburb in which many members of the film industry live. "The city, especially the queen of the suburbs, has never felt so uncertain," she said to X and used a popular name for the trendy area.

Reuters holds a minority stake in Ani.