Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: Intruder who stabbed actor changed clothes to throw off police; carpenter questioned in case

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: "The police have some clues. They are working on the same. I am confident they will be a breakthrough soon," said Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saif attack case.

Saif was stabbed inside his house in Bandra multiple times on Thursday as he tried to stop the attacker from harming his children and staff. The police say the assailant had sneaked into the house with the intention of burglary. On Friday, the Mumbai police clarified that no suspect had been detained in connection with the attack.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: A latest report on the case claims that the intruder who attacked the actor around 2:30 am on Thursday changed his clothes to dodge the police. The police said, “The accused changed clothes this makes us believe that he could be a hardened criminal having a history of committing crimes.” Sniffer dogs were brought to the scene after the attack and CCTV footage of the suspect was also found. An arrest is yet to be made.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: After the attack on Saif Ali Khan on Thursday left him with multiple stab wounds, Ibrahim Ali Khan reportedly postponed shooting for his film till his father returns home from the hospital. The actor had to undergo emergency surgery. Read more.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: The man picked up for questioning by 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 told PTI on Friday.

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 Saif multiple times in his 12th-floor apartment in the early hours of Thursday during a robbery attempt. The official said that 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.

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. No one has been arrested yet, he said, adding more than 30 teams have been formed to track down and nab the attacker, who is said to be aged between 35 and 40 years.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: Auto rickshaw driver Bhajan Singh Rana said he was not aware that the passenger with blood-soaked ‘kurta’ he ferried to Lilavati Hospital in the wee hours of Thursday was Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan.

“It was only when we reached the hospital gate that he called the guard to fetch a stretcher, saying he was Saif Ali Khan,” the auto driver told reporters in Mumbai on Friday. He said when he was passing by the Satguru Darshan building where the actor stayed, a woman and a few others asked him to stop the rickshaw.

“Then the person whose white kurta was soaked in blood got in the auto. I noticed he had neck and back injuries, but did not notice the hand injury,” he said. “He (Saif) walked into the auto. There was a seven-eight year old boy who also boarded the rickshaw,” he said, when asked if the actor’s son Taimur accompanied him to the hospital.

The earlier plan was to go to the Holy Family hospital in Bandra but then Saif asked to be taken to Lilavati Hospital, also in Bandra, the driver said. “When we reached the hospital, he called out to the guard at the gate and told him: Please bring a stretcher. I am Saif Ali Khan,” he said, adding the auto reached the hospital around 3 am.

The driver said he did not take fare amount from the actor after he dropped him at the hospital within seven to eight minutes. The actor was speaking with the boy in the auto, Rana said, adding there was also another young man in the auto, in an apparent reference to Ibrahim Ali Khan. Read more.

A staff nurse at the house of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, who was stabbed multiple times by an unidentified intruder early on Thursday morning, recounted the horrifying incident in her statement to the police and said the man demanded ₹1 crore when confronted.

The suspected break-in at Saif Ali Khan’s residence lasted approximately 30 minutes, beginning around 2am. The intruder was first spotted by the nanny, Eliyamma Philip, in the room of Saif Ali Khan’s four-year-old son Jehangir. He allegedly assaulted the nanny and attacked both Saif Ali Khan and another staff member.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: An assailant who stabbed Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan remains at large and nobody has yet been detained in the case, an Indian newspaper cited police as saying on Friday, contradicting earlier media reports that police were questioning a suspect.

Khan was stabbed six times during a burglary attempt at his home in an upscale neighbourhood in Mumbai early on Thursday. Doctors who operated on him for wounds to his spine, neck and hands have said he is out of danger.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: The Mumbai Police on Friday clarified that no person related to the case of actor Saif Ali Khan had been detained so far. Earlier it was reported that one person had been brought to the Bandra Police station for questioning, however the Police have now ruled out that possibility saying that the person is not related to the Saif Ali Khan assault case.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: 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. “A suspect who has been detained in connection with the attack is not part of any gang. No gang has carried out this attack,” Kadam told reporters in Pune. “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.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: Randhir Kapoor and Babita were spotted visiting Kareena Kapoor at her home.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: At a trailer launch event for his new film Deva, Shahid Kapoor addressed the shocking stabbing incident involving his Rangoon co-star Saif Ali Khan. Kapoor called for direct questions on serious matters while expressing his prayers for Khan's recovery after the attack that occurred in Mumbai.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: Dr Niraj Uttamani said that he was the doctor who met Saif Ali Khan within the first hour of his injury. "He had blood all over. But he walked in like a lion with his young child. He is a real hero. He is doing well currently. His parameters have improved. He is being shifted from the ICU to a special room. We will keep visitors in check. We want him to rest," he added.

Meanwhile, Dange said that they have advised him to take rest given the wounds on the back that can cause infection. Saif Ali Khan is fine and safe from any symptoms, he added.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: Mumbai police on Friday morning detained a suspect in connection with the attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, an official said.

The man, whose identity is yet to be established, has been taken to the Bandra police station. He was detained after police questioned several people who resembled the attacker, the official said.

The man brought into the Bandra police station was carrying a backpack similar to the one seen in the CCTV footage from the actor’s building, the official said.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday prayed for the well-being of actor Saif Ali Khan and urged the government to ensure the safety of artistes.

In a post in Hindi on X, the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, "Praying for the speedy recovery of the popular film star Saif Ali Khan. I request the government to ensure the safety of all artistes."

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: Doctors at Lilavati Hospital have shifted actor Saif Ali Khan from the ICU to a special room, and he is expected to be discharged within the next two to three days.

Saif Ali Khan sustained six wounds after being attacked by an unidentified person. Speaking to Hindustan Times, Lilavati Hospital COO Niraj Uttamani said, "Around noon on Friday, we shifted Saif to a special room. He is out of danger and completely cheerful. In fact, we are planning his discharge in the next two to three days."

A panel of doctors addressed the media on Saif's current situations. They mentioned that the actor is recovering well and needs full rest. "Saif Ali Khan is better now. We made him walk, and he walked well...Looking at his parameters, his wounds and all the other injuries, he is safe to be shifted out of the ICU...He has to take several precautions...He has to take rest and his movement has been restricted for a week..."

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: Kareena Kapoor arrived around 11.30 pm to the Lilavati hospital to meet Saif.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: Sharmila Tagore back at the hospital to meet her son, Saif.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: Mumbai Police on Friday brought one person to Bandra Police station for questioning in the Saif Ali Khan attack case, news agency ANI reported, sharing visuals of cops taking a man inside the police station.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: As per the latest information received from one of the doctors of Lilavati Hospital, the medical team will decide on when to shift Saif from the ICU to the general ward shortly after discussing with the actor's family.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: Mumbai Police on Friday said that the accused involved in the attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was last seen near Bandra railway station and that the search is on to nab him, an official said.

Police suspect that after the incident, the suspect caught the first local train in the morning and headed towards Vasai Virar. Mumbai Police teams are searching in Vasai, Nalasopara and Virar areas, an official said.

Earlier today, Mumbai Police said that they have taken possession of a portion of the blade extracted from Saif's back, while efforts to recover the remaining part are still underway.

Meanwhile, the Lilavati Hospital said that the actor's family and the doctors will decide on moving the actor to a normal ward from the ICU later in the day.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: More than 30 hours have passed but the Mumbai police have yet to arrest the man who repeatedly stabbed actor Saif Ali Khan in his plush apartment in the city’s Bandra area, an official said on Friday.

The city police have formed 20 teams to track down and nab the intruder and are tapping their network of informers to locate him, officials have said.

The crime branch and the local police have gathered technical data, including how many mobile phones were active in the area when the actor was attacked during a “burglary attempt” in his apartment housed in ‘Satguru Sharan’ building, the police official said.

Evidence has been collected from Khan’s home and the building with the help of forensic teams and the dog squad and searches were conducted at many places in Mumbai to track down the attacker, he said.

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: Speaking with Pinkvilla, Lalita D'silva said, "I am feeling very bad, It is unbearable for me to imagine how Taimur and Jeh will be feeling at this point, especially Jeh. They must have got really scared." Lalita D'silva was Taimur's nanny from his birth in 2016 to 2023. She was a part of Saif and Kareena's household for seven years.

Talking further about the attack, D'Silva said, "I am feeling very anxious about this whole incident and firmly believe that the culprits must be punished. I haven't been able to speak to anyone from the family yet, but I wish and pray that they are all safe."

Saif Ali Khan news LIVE: Kunal Kohli, who directed Saif in Hum Tum and Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, told ANI, “We need to be sensitive to how the children must be feeling about this because it happened in front of them.”