Scenes From Saif’s Building

IMAGE:
The
building
in
Bandra,
north
west
Mumbai,
where
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
his
family
lives.

Photograph:
Syed
Firdaus
Ashraf/Rediff.com

Even
as
Saif
Ali
Khan
underwent
surgery
at
the
Lilavati
Hospital,
which
is
also
located
in
Bandra,
north
west
Mumbai,
after
sustaining
injuries
during
an


attack
,
we
bring
you
scenes
from
outside
the
building.


Video:
The
media
gathers
outside
the
building
to
gather
more
information
about
the
attack

IMAGE:
The
area
in
Bandra
where
Saif
lives
is
an
affluent
quarter
of
the
suburb.

Photograph:
Syed
Firdaus
Ashraf/Rediff.com

According
to
the
Mumbai
police,
the
incident
occurred
early
on
Thursday,
when
the
intruder
had
a
confrontation
with
the
actor’s
maid.

Khan’s
PR
team
confirmed
that
the
incident
was
an
attempted
burglary.
As
Saif
tried
to
intervene,
the
situation
escalated
and
the
intruder
became
aggressive.
It
led
to
a
scuffle
in
which
the
actor
was
injured.


Watch:
The
police
give
their
take
on
the
incident

Deputy
Commissioner
of
Police
Dixit
Gedam
stated,
“The
actor
and
the
intruder
had
a
scuffle.
The
actor
is
injured
and
is
being
treated.
Investigation
is
ongoing.”

IMAGE:
Saif
Ali
Khan
is
admitted
at
the
Lilavati
Hospital.

Photograph:
Syed
Firdaus
Ashraf/Rediff.com

Nationalist
Congress
Party
Supriya
Sule
expressed
concern
over
the
attack
and
termed
the
incident
as
‘worrisome’.

Sule,
who
is
a
friend
of
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan’s
family,
said
the
actor
was
hospitalised
and
was
safe.
Sule
spoke
to
Khan’s
sister-in-law
Karisma
Kapoor
over
the
phone
in
the
presence
of
mediapersons
at
Baramati
in
Pune
but
declined
to
share
details
of
the
conversation.

“Saif
is
safe
and
in
hospital.
Wait
for
the
official
statement
from
the
family
and
the
police,”
Sule
told
reporters.

The
incident
has
prompted
reactions
from
fellow
celebrities.

Pooja
Bhatt
took
to
her
official
X
handle
to
express
her
concerns
about
safety
in
the
area:
‘Can
this
lawlessness
please
be
curbed
@MumbaiPolice
@CPMumbaiPolice
We
need
more
Police
presence
in
Bandra.
The
city
&
especially
the
queen
of
the
suburbs,
have
never
felt
so
unsafe
before.
Kind
Attn
@ShelarAshish
@mieknathshinde
@AjitPawarSpeaks
@Dev_Fadnavis.’


With
inputs
from
ANI
and
PTI