Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was the target of a break-in attempt, which he stopped and protected maid Eliyama Phillipes aka Lima in the process despite getting six stab wounds
At 2:30 in the morning, Saif Ali Khan was stabbed six times, in the hands, neck, and spine.
Saif Ali Khan was praised as a “hero” by online users, and the Mumbai Police published the first picture of the offender, who apparently used the staircase to escape as per the viral CCTV footage.
Ibrahim Ali Khan who is the son of Saif Ali Khan hurried him to Lilavati Hospital in an autorickshaw. Saif Ali Khan had surgery at the hospital to fix the spinal fluid leak and remove a 2.5-inch chunk of knife that had been trapped in one of the stab wounds near his spine.
Who is Eliyama Phillipes aka Lima, maid/house help of Saif Ali Khan the actor was stabbed while protecting during attack in his Bandra house
सैफ अली खान पर हुए हमले के मामले में पुलिस को उनकी नौकरानी पर शक है. पुलिस नौकरानी को पूछताछ के लिए ले गई है और मामले की जांच की जा रही है.#SaifAliKhan #saifalikhanattacked #mumbai #knifeattack #maid #abpnews pic.twitter.com/t6qYbXChmU
— ABP News (@ABPNews) January 16, 2025
In addition, the Bollywood star had reconstructive surgery done on his neck and hand to treat the stab wounds. The Bollywood star was deemed “out of danger” by the physicians at Lilavati Hospital.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Saif Ali Khan was in his ‘Satguru Sharan’ residence in Bandra, Mumbai, when a burglar tried to break into the Khan-Kapoor home. According to the early investigation, the intruder may have entered the actor’s 12th-floor apartment at the Satguru Sharan building covertly earlier in the evening rather than forcing his way in or breaking in, according to the Mumbai Police.
He is the guy who entered in the house of #SaifAliKhan and stabbed him. Police should arrest him immediately. pic.twitter.com/P6cMmKKTvO
— KRK (@kamaalrkhan) January 16, 2025
According to media sources, Elyimma Philips, also known as Lima, Saif Ali Khan’s maid/housekeeper, was at their residence when she noticed the burglar and tried to prevent him from entering.
Eliyama Philip, a 56-year-old nurse/nanny, employed at the residence who has been with the family for four years and is caring for Jehangir described the intruder as a man in his late 30s with a slim build and dark complexion. She claimed that he entered the bedroom where Saif Ali Khan’s son, Jeh, was sleeping and e nurse has stated that the attacker was armed with a stick and a sharp blade. He demanded ₹1 crore from her and when she refused, he assaulted her, causing injuries to her wrists and hands.
This also woke up the other nanny named Junu.
The police stated that the intruder gained access to Khan’s apartment through a fire escape and according to reports, Khan’s house help Eliyama Phillipes alias Lima was the first to spot the intruder around 2 am last night and the actor heard noises when one of his female employees was attacked in Jeh’s room.
Saif Ali Khan emerged from his room at this point after hearing the screaming. The Bollywood actor was repeatedly stabbed by the intruder six times as he allegedly attempted to defuse the situation and suffered injuries to his spine
Saif Ali Khan’s maid is the complainant in the matter and the Bandra Police in western suburbs has registered an FIR after recording her statement following the actor on the actor inside his home with his maid Lima claiming that the attacker had demanded Rs.1 crore from Saif.
Geeta another help was also injured in the late-night attack that unfolded at the Bandra society and underwent treatment at Lilavati Hospital for her hand injury where Saif, too, was operated on for six injuries he sustained during the attack.
The police in a statement said: “A person entered the room of actor Saif Ali Khan’s son Jahangir on January 16 at 2.00 AM. Saif’s housekeeper Elyimma Philips, alias Lima, reportedly caught him and raised an alarm. Alerted by her screams, Saif Ali Khan came forward and sought to intervene. This is when he was attacked by the ‘thief’ with a sharp weapon.”
Lima is the same maid whom Saif Ali Khan was protecting and she who sleeps in Jahangir’s room had spotted the accused first as he tried to enter the kid’s room. The accused has now been identified although his name isn’t known with the Bandra Police revealing that 10 teams had been formed to track him down after he escaped.
Recently Kumar Vishwas was openly spreading h@te for Saif Ali Khan & his sons Taimur & Jahangir
Since Kumar Vishwas is a renowned person in society, this might have influenced someone to att@ck Saif
Mumbai police must arrest Kumar Vishwas & investigate it 🙌#SaifAliKhan pic.twitter.com/9vAosEZR5d
— Veena Jain (@DrJain21) January 16, 2025
Investigation
The attacker, who repeatedly stabbed Khan, broke into the actor’s house to conduct burglary, according to the police.
The investigation showed that the intruder had entered the compound adjacent to the actor’s residence. Using the stairway on the back side of the property, the suspect entered the premises and made his way to the floor where the actor resides. The attacker, who repeatedly stabbed Khan, broke into the actor’s house to conduct a burglary, according to the police.
#Breaking | Knife attack on actor #SaifAliKhan
– Saif and Kareena's maid was also stabbed during a burglary attempt
– Police record the maid's statement@ShivaniReports with more inputs. pic.twitter.com/ZZwatPSElS
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) January 16, 2025