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Saif Ali Khan Says His Life 'Flashed Before His Eyes' in New Account of January Stabbing

Doctors later removed a knife fragment near his spine in emergency surgery, underscoring how narrowly he avoided paralysis.

Overview

  • In an Esquire India interview, Khan recounts fighting an intruder to protect his sons and calls his survival “nothing short of miraculous.”
  • The attacker entered through young son Jeh’s bedroom after midnight, and both Khan and a nanny were injured during the struggle.
  • After the assailant fled, Khan took a rickshaw to Lilavati Hospital, where surgeons extracted a roughly 2.5-inch blade lodged close to his spinal cord.
  • Mumbai Police arrested Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad days later on suspicion of a robbery attempt involving a wooden weapon and a blade.
  • Khan says he has strengthened home security since the incident and urges others to lock doors and block access points.