Saif Ali Khan injured after knife attack at home during robbery bid: Police

Deputy police commissioner Dikshit Gedam said an unidentified person intruded into Khan's residence and that the actor was injured when the two had a scuffle

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan suffered multiple stab injuries, including one to the neck and another closer to his spine, after a robber allegedly barged into his residence in Mumbai's upscale Bandra (West) and stabbed him around 2:30am on Thursday, people aware of the matter said.

Saif Ali Khan was injured after an intruder entered his home.

Deputy police commissioner Dikshit Gedam said an unidentified person intruded into Khan's residence and that the actor was injured when the two had a scuffle. "The actor is injured and is being treated. An investigation is going on," said Gedam.

A second police officer said the attacker fled the scene after attacking the actor and that they were trying to trace him. Police were in the process of registering a First Information Report and have formed multiple teams to nab the assailant.

Khan was rushed to the Lilavati Hospital and it was initially unclear if he was stabbed or injured in the scuffle with the robber. "We are investigating the matter. The Mumbai crime branch is conducting a parallel investigation into the incident," said the second police officer.

Lilavati Hospital chief operating officer Niraj Uttamani said Khan was hospitalised at 3:30am with six injuries of which two are deeper. "One of the injuries is closer to his spine. Neurosurgeon Nitin Dange, cosmetic surgeon Leena Jain, and anaesthetist Nisha Gandhi are operating on him. We will be able to tell the extent of the damage only after the surgery is done," said Uttamani. He added one of the injuries was on the neck. "The surgery started at 5:30am and was going on."