Actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed multiple times by an intruder at this Bandra home early this morning. The Mumbai Police said that the initial investigation suggests that the intruder had entered Saif Ali Khan’s home via the building's fire escape stairs with the intention of committing a burglary.
The attack took place at 2.30 am in the children’s room where a house help raised an alarm about an intruder. Following this, Saif Ali Khan entered the room and got into a fight with the intruder. The actor was stabbed six times during the fight and the house help also received minor injuries to her hand. The intruder, who has since been identified, fled from the spot and the police have formed 10 teams to locate him.
CCTV visuals of the unidentified intruder who repeatedly stabbed actor Saif Ali Khan inside his flat have been traced on the sixth floor of the building, news agency PTI reported, citing police sources.
A case has been filed by the house help of Saif Ali Khan against the intruder under sections linked to trespassing and attempt to murder the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The CCTV footage from two hours before the attack did not show anyone entering his housing society, the police official said.
In addition to Saif Ali Khan, a female member of his team was also injured at Saif's Bandra home. She was also admitted to a hospital, but was discharged after treatment, police said.
"The incident took place last night when an accused entered Saif Ali Khan's house. The accused used the fire escape stairs to gain access to the house. It appears to be an attempted burglary. He entered the house using stairs, which also served as a fire escape. The accused has been identified,and ten teams are currently working on the case," the local area's Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Dixit Gedam, said while speaking to the media on the issue.
Five members of Saif Ali Khan's staff are being questioned for additional details by the Mumbai Police, sources said.
There was renovation work going on in Saif Ali Khan's housing society and the labourers involved in the work have also been questioned by the Mumbai Police, sources said to media.
According to the police, the security guard of the residential society did not see anyone entering the society.
After the attack on the Bollywood actor, a forensic team of the Mumbai Police reached the spot and collected all the evidence from the spot, the DCP said. Visuals from the spot also showed Mumbai Police officials recording the statements of the locals after the attack.
Source: India Today