Saif Ali Khan's staff confirmed that the actor is safe after receiving treatment for stab wounds on Thursday. The actor was stabbed several times at his house early Thursday morning.
Following that, he was brought to Lilavati Hospital for treatment, where he underwent several surgeries for six stab wounds.
Saif's team released a statement just after noon on Thursday. "Saif Ali Khan has come out of surgery and is out of danger. He is currently in recovery and the doctors are monitoring his progress. All family members are safe and the police is investigating the incident," it read.
Saif's team thanked the doctors as well as fans and well-wishers. "We would like to thank Dr Niraj Uttamani, Dr Nitin Dange, Dr Leena Jain and the team at Lilavati Hospital. Thank you to all his fans and well-wishers for their prayers and thoughts during this time," the statement concluded.
Saif's staff has already confirmed that the actor was injured in an attempted burglary. Dr. Niraj Uttamani, COO of Lilavati Hospital, informed HT that the actor has six wounds on his body, one near the spine and one on his neck. Two procedures were done on the actor. Dr. Niraj Uttamani stated that a foreign item (broken part of the knife) was discovered near his spine and removed, HT reported.
Dr Uttamani stated that this had been removed and reported to the police. He stated that Saif had been transferred to the ICU and would be monitored there for one day. Kareena Kapoor's team issued a statement.
Previously, in a separate statement to the media, the team of Kareena Kapoor, Saif's wife, had said, "There was an attempted burglary in Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan's residence last night. Saif had an injury on his arm for which he is in the hospital, undergoing a procedure. The rest of the family is doing fine."
How Saif Ali Khan got injured
Around 2.30 a.m., an unknown person entered Saif and Kareena's home in Bandra (west), an affluent district of Mumbai. ANI quoted a Mumbai Police official as stating, "When the actor tried to intervene and pacify the man, he attacked Saif Ali Khan and injured him. Police are investigating the matter."
Apart from Saif and Kareena, their two sons, Taimur and Jeh, were present when the assault occurred. Ibrahim Ali Khan, the actor's older son from his first marriage to Amrita Singh, took him to Lilavati Hospital at 3.30 a.m.