Saif Ali Khan “out of danger” after surgery following stabbing

Actor Saif Ali Khan has undergone surgery and is out of danger after being stabbed by an intruder at his home in Mumbai.

According to BBC News, Khan’s team says he is now in recovery with doctors monitoring his progress.

Dr Nitin Dange of Lilavati Hospital says that the actor “sustained a major injury to the thoracic spinal cord due to a lodged knife in the spine”.

He adds that, “A surgery was performed to remove the knife and repair leaking spinal fluid. Two other deep wounds on his left hand and one other on his neck were repaired by the plastic surgery team.”

Khan’s team says his wife, Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan, and their two children are safe.

The exact details of the attack are not clear yet, but Khan’s team says it was a case of “attempted burglary”.

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