The police said Mr. Khan was recovering in the hospital after an intruder attacked him. He sustained a major injury to his spinal cord, a doctor said.

Popular Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has undergone surgery and is out of danger after he was stabbed by an intruder in his home overnight, his team has said. The attack took place early on Thursday morning in an upscale neighbourhood in the Indian city of Mumbai, where Khan lives with his family.

Saif Ali Khan was the victim of a burglary attempt, which he foiled, albeit sustaining six stab wounds in the process. Netizens hailed him as a ‘hero’, while the Mumbai Police released the first image of the perpetrator,