Saif Ali Khan sustained a major injury to the thoracic spinal cord due to a knife lodged in it. A surgery was performed to remove the 2.5-inch-long knife from his spine and repair his 'leaking spinal fluid', a doctor from Lilavati Hospital informed the media.
Explaining the actor's health condition, Dr Nitin Dange said Saif is stable and out of danger.
Saif had sustained at least six injuries after an intruder attacked him at his home in the early hours of Thursday.
The doctors also performed plastic surgery on Saif's hand and neck, where he was stabbed, added Dr Dange.
"Saif Ali Khan was admitted to the hospital at 2 am with alleged history of assault by some unknown person. He sustained a major injury to the thoracic spinal cord due to a lodged knife in the spine," Dr Dange said.
"A surgery was performed to remove the knife and repair the leaking spinal fluid. Two other deep wounds on his left hand and one other on his neck were repaired by the plastic surgery team.
"He is completely stable now. He is recovering well and out of danger now."
Dr Niraj Uttamani, Chief Operating Officer, Lilavati Hospital, said Saif has been shifted to an ICU ward and will be kept under observation for a day, adding that he will recover 100 per cent as per their initial understanding.
Saif, Dr Uttamani said, had sustained two deep wounds, two intermediate and two abrasions.
"Saif Ali Khan's operation has been successful. His neurosurgery and plastic surgery are completed. He has been shifted to the ICU from the Operation Theatre for one-day observation. After that, we will decide tomorrow. Right now, he is looking absolutely fine.
"He is on a recovery path. The recovery should be 100 per cent as per our initial understanding. There are two deep wounds, two intermediate and two abrasions. We have removed a 2.5-inch long knife piece from his spine,"" Dr Uttamani said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Dixit Gedam, who is part of the team investigating the attack, said the incident was a "robbery attempt" and the accused used a fire escape staircase to enter Saif's house.
"Last night, the accused used a fire escape staircase to enter Saif Ali Khan's house. It appears to be a robbery attempt. We working to arrest the accused. 10 detection teams are working on the case. An offence has been registered at the Bandra police station," DCP Gedam said.
CCTV visuals of the intruder have been traced and 10 teams have been formed to investigate the offence, police said.
As per the preliminary probe, the intruder did not force his entry or break into the actor's 12th floor flat in Satguru Sharan building but possibly sneaked in at some point earlier in the night, a police official said.
After the incident, the attacker took the staircase to escape. His CCTV visuals were traced on the sixth floor, police sources said.
Khan's househelp, who raised the initial alarm, suffered a minor knife injury during the scuffle. She later visited the police station to lodge a complaint for alleged attempted murder and trespassing. But the police did not confirm the sections under which the First Information Report was registered.
The actor's representatives, in a media statement, said it was a 'burglary attempt'.
With inputs from PTI.
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