Saif Ali Khan's mother and actor Sharmila Tagore at Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai on Friday. PTI Photo
LIVE | Attack on Saif: Intruder was aggressive, did not touch gold, says Kareena
Saif Ali Khan is recovering well at Lilavati Hospital, where he was taken after the brutal attack by an intruder in the early hours of Thursday that left him with multiple wounds
The intruder who stabbed Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan at his home in Mumbai remains at large despite more than 30 teams on the lookout for him, while a Maharashtra minister ruled out underworld link to the brutal attack.
The attacker was not working for any criminal gang and probably was not even aware whose house he had entered, police said on Friday, citing their investigation carried out so far.
Carpenter picked up, released later
Police picked up a carpenter in connection with the attack on Khan (54) at his apartment in the wee hours of Thursday as he resembled the intruder and brought him to the Bandra police station for questioning on Friday morning but released him later.
A senior police official clarified that the man was not related to the attack on Khan, and no one has been arrested so far.
"The person detained has been released. He was picked up as he looked like the intruder captured in the CCTV footage. But he had an alibi, which was verified by the police.
Based on that, the detained person has been released. Our probe is still on. We are looking at all angles," said the senior official.
"This seems to be a stray incident. The alleged intruder was not working for any gang, as per the prima facie investigation. He probably was not even aware whose house he had entered in," he added.
30 teams on prowl
He said more than 30 teams have been formed to track down and nab the attacker, who stabbed Khan in his 12th-floor apartment during a robbery attempt.
The attacker's face was captured in CCTV footage. The video showed the assailant, wearing a red scarf and carrying a backpack, scurrying down the stairs from the sixth floor of the 'Satguru Sharan' building, where Khan lives, at around 2.30 am.
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- 18 Jan 2025 6:24 AM GMT
Intruder did not touch gold, says Kareena Kapoor
Saif Ali Khan's wife and actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has informed the police that the intruder who entered their house in Mumbai got aggressive during the scuffle but did not touch jewellery kept in the open, an official said on Saturday.
The police recorded the actress's statement following the attack at the Bollywood star couple's apartment in Bandra in the early hours of Thursday, the official said.
An intruder attacked Khan (54) after entering his 12th-floor apartment in the Satguru Sharan building. The actor sustained multiple stab wounds, including on his neck, and was rushed to Lilavati Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery.
The official said Kareena, in her statement, said the intruder got very aggressive during the scuffle with Saif, stabbing him multiple times. He, however, did not touch the jewellery kept in the open. He said the police are yet to record Khan's statement.
- 18 Jan 2025 5:04 AM GMT
Big update on Saif's health
Saif Ali Khan is recovering well and is expected to be discharged in two to three days, doctors said on Saturday.
Doctors at the hospital said the actor, who has been shifted out of the ICU, is recovering well. He is walking and is on a normal diet.
They said Khan is expected to be discharged in two to three days.
"We are observing his progress, and he is doing excellently well according to our expectations. As per his progress, we have advised him to rest, and if he is comfortable, then in two to three days, we will discharge him," Dr Nitin Dange, a neurosurgeon at Lilavati Hospital, said on Friday.
He said a team of doctors checked on him and made him walk.
- 17 Jan 2025 3:09 PM GMT
Police have got several clues in case: CM Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the police have got several clues in the Saif Ali Khan attack case, and will arrest the culprit soon.
Fadnavis, who holds the home portfolio, was talking to the media.
"Police investigation is going on...they have got many clues and I feel the police will very soon zero in (on the culprit)," the chief minister said, replying to a question.
- 17 Jan 2025 3:03 PM GMT
Second CCTV image of suspect emerges
A second image of the suspect captured by CCTV cameras at Saif’s building has emerged.
The image is said to have been captured while the suspect was trying to flee the building after attacking the actor.
- 17 Jan 2025 1:30 PM GMT
Police detained carpenter who worked in actor's house
The man picked up for questioning by the police in connection with the knife attack on Saif Ali Khan is a carpenter by profession and had worked at his flat two days before the stabbing incident, an official has said.
The official identified the man as Waris Ali Salmani and said he was taken to the Bandra police station for questioning after he resembled the intruder who stabbed Khan (54) multiple times in his 12th floor apartment in the early hours of Thursday during a robbery attempt.
The attacker's face was clearly captured in CCTV footage which surfaced on Thursday.
The video showed the assailant, wearing a red scarf and carrying a backpack, scurrying down the stairs from the sixth floor of the 'Satguru Sharan' building, where Khan lives, at around 2.30 am.
Salmani had worked at the actor's flat two days before the incident and was informed about the attack by the contractor who had hired him for the carpentry assignment, the official said.
Hours after questioning, police took him to an undisclosed location, he said. A second official, on condition of anonymity, however said the man brought to the Bandra police station for questioning was not related to the attack on Khan, who is recovering at Lilavati Hospital.
- 17 Jan 2025 10:11 AM GMT
Theft only motive, no other angle: Miinister
No underworld gang is behind the knife attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, Maharashtra minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam said on Friday.
“There has been no intimation from Saif Ali Khan to police till date on whether he faced any threat,” the minister said. “He has not sought any security cover, but if he does so, we will follow due procedure,” he added.
Kadam said theft was the only motive behind the attack on the actor.
- 17 Jan 2025 9:56 AM GMT
Suspect detained not connected to Saif incident: Police
Mumbai police now say that the suspect who was detained is not connected to the Saif stabbing incident. A Times of India report says the suspect has been released.
- 17 Jan 2025 9:06 AM GMT
Update on Saif's health
Doctors have said that Saif Ali Khan is doing "very well" and his parameters have improved.
"Today, we will restrict visitors as we want Saif to rest. He has to take rest due to knife-inflicted wounds, especially in the back which can have chances of infection, they added.
