Yogita Lemoye
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We've heard from the police as well as the doctors who've been treating actor Saif Ali Khan. The police have said that the attacker entered his home using the fire escape. They believe the motive was burglary. The attacker has fled, but they say that they've identified a suspect and they formed 10 police teams who are searching for the suspect at the moment.
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Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
The doctors also came out and spoke after the surgery. They said Saif Ali Khan was admitted to Leelavati Hospital at around three in the night and that he had some major stab injuries. The most significant one among them was an injury to his spinal cord. They say there was a knife lodged in his spinal cord, which had to be removed. He also had deep wounds in his left hand and his neck.
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Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
But they say that the surgery has been successful, that his condition is stable. He's being monitored in an intensive care unit. But most significantly, they believe there's been no permanent damage and that he will fully recover. His publicist, as well as that of his wife, Kareena Kapoor Khan, who's another massive Bollywood actor, have also said that Saif Ali Khan's life is out of danger.
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Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
and that they're very grateful for the support that they've had between them. They're a real Bollywood power couple. Saif Ali Khan started acting in Hindi movies more than 30 years ago. He's acted in a wide range of scores of movies. His mother, a very celebrated actress. His father was someone who played cricket for India.
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Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
Kareena Kapoor belongs to what is often called the first family of Bollywood in India. And so between them, a real power couple, perhaps the most well-known couple in India. The incident, therefore, has sent shockwaves not just through the film industry, not just through the entertainment industry, but ordinary people as well.
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Last minute hitch in Gaza ceasefire deal
And the reason for that is that the place where they live, so the city of Mumbai, but also the suburb of Bandra specifically, it's believed to be among the safest places to live.