Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan recovering after being stabbed by intruder at his home
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Knife lodged in spine of actor during 2am attack at Mumbai property he shares with Kareena Kapoor and their two children. Saif Ali Khan, one of Bollywood’s most popular actors, is recovering in hospital after a knife became lodged in his spine during an attack by an intruder in his Mumbai home.
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Medical officials said Khan sustained six stab wounds in the attack, which took place during a 2am altercation with an intruder who had entered the family home he shares with his wife, the Bollywood superstar Kareena Kapoor, and their two children. He was taken to hospital in the early hours of Thursday with two deep cuts in his back from being stabbed with a knife, and minor injuries on his neck and hands, and was taken immediately into surgery. By Thursday afternoon, Khan’s representatives said he was “out of danger” and recovering in intensive care.
Niraj Uttamani, chief operating officer of Mumbai’s Lilavati hospital where Khan was taken, said: “Fortunately, the injuries, while deep, were managed very well by our medical team. Khan is in the ICU but is recovering steadily. We anticipate shifting him to the general ward in a day or two.”.
Nitin Dange, the neurosurgeon who operated on Khan, said it had been a “delicate operation” to remove a knife that had been lodged in the middle section of his spine. “We successfully removed the foreign object and repaired the spinal damage to prevent further complications,” said Dange.
