Mumbai: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked by an intruder during a 'robbery bid' at his house in Mumbai's Bandra (West) on the intervening night of January 15 and 16. According to reports, the maid noticed the burglar first. Both got engaged in an argument and when the actor tried to calm down the situation, he was stabbed with a knife by the intruder multiple times.

The assailant managed to flee from the spot. The incident took place at around 2 am. The actor was rushed to the Lilavati Hospital at 3:30 am. He is currently being operated on. The police launched a probe into the attack. An FIR has been lodged against the intruder.

What We Know So Far:

According to reports, Khan received six injuries. out of which two are deep. "Saif Ali Khan was brought to Lilavati (hospital) at 3-30 am. He has six injuries of which two are deeper. One of the injuries is closer to his spine. We are operating on him," CEO of Lilavati Hospital Niraj Uttamani said in a statement.

"He is being operated upon by Neurosurgeon Nitin Dange, cosmetic surgeon Leena Jain and anaesthetist Nisha Gandhi. We will tell the extent of the damage only after the surgery is done,” Uttamani added.

The actor's team has also issued statement over the incident on behalf of the actor and confirmed that there was an attempted burglary. There was an attempted burglary at Mr Saif Ali Khan's residence. He is currently in hospital undergoing a surgery. We request the media and fans to be patient. It is a police matter," read the official statement issued by the actor's team.

Cops are reviewing CCTV footage of the incident to identify the assailant.

According to reports, at the time of the incident, Khan's wife kareen Kapoor and his two sons are inside the house. They all are safe. Meanwhile, the maid received minor injuries.

The police are investigating all the angles. The Mumbai Police detained three people working in the Bollywood actor's Bandra house in connection with the incident. It is still not known how the burglar entered Khan's house. The cops are probing whether the accused was present inside the house. Some media reports citing sources claimed that the burglar was known to the maid and the altercation broke out between them. Her role is also reportedly being investigated.

Dixit Gedam, Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone 9, stated, "An unidentified person intruded in the residence of Actor Saif Ali Khan. The actor and the intruder had a scuffle. The actor is injured and is being treated. As per initial investigation, It was one person. Investigation is going on."

Notably, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and his sons celebrated the New Year in Switzerland and returned to Mumbai last week.

Saif Ali Khan was attacked just three months after Bollywood star Salman Khan's close friend Baba Siddique was shot dead in Mumba by the members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Last year, bullets were fired at Salman Khan's residence by the Bishnoi gang members.