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Knife removed from Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan’s spine after intruder attack

Knife lodged in spine of actor during 2am attack at Mumbai property he shares with Kareena Kapoor and their two children

Saif Ali Khan, one of Bollywood’s most popular actors, is recovering in hospital after a knife became lodged in his spine during an attack by an intruder in his Mumbai home. Medical officials said Khan sustained six stab wounds in the attack, which took place during a 2am altercation with an intruder who had entered the family home he shares with his wife, the Bollywood superstar Kareena Kapoor, and their two children. Niraj Uttamani, chief operating officer of Mumbai’s Lilavati hospital where Khan was taken, said: “Fortunately, the injuries, while deep, were managed very well by our medical team.

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