Mumbai police are investigating a burglary attempt at Saif Ali Khan’s residence where the actor and his staff confronted an armed intruder. Despite Khan injuring during the altercation, the intruder escaped.

MUMBAI: The city police teams probing attack on actor Saif Ali Khan and his domestic staff during a burglary attempt are tracking mobile data to check on the presence of new numbers in the locality at the time the incident occurred.
Bandra police have registered the case based on the domestic help, Eliyamma Phillip’s statement. According to Philip, she was the first to spot the intruder near the room where the actor’s son was sleeping. She made sure the child was safe before confronting the man.
Her screams alerted the others. During the confrontation with the burglar, despite being stabbed with a knife, Khan managed to gather everyone behind him in the corridor and pull the door of the room to trap him inside.

However, an investigating officer said, it appears that in the commotion, the actor and his staff failed to lock the door from the outside.
This helped the intruder to escape when Khan, his wife, their children and the staff rushed out to get help. “It was one of the nannies who got the autorickshaw that rushed Khan to Lilavati hospital. Khan was accompanied by his seven-year-old son (Taimur) and his domestic help (Hari). Later, his family members reached the hospital,” said the officer.
Police are not yet conclusive about the route taken by the intruder after leaving the building.
Bandra police believe he took the fire escape stairwell to reach Khan’s 11th floor residence. “There’s a second image of the intruder with his face covered with a mask. It was captured on the sixth floor. And after the attack, he left by the same route. His face was not covered while leaving the building,” said a source.
The intruder’s image was captured only on the stairs in the building. There are not many CCTV cameras in the locality. The domestic help told police that there are no CCTV cameras on the floor leading to the actor’s flat nor any inside the flat.
“His arrest will tell us how he managed to enter the flat. Did he use a tool to pick the door lock or did he use some other route to enter the toilet,” said police.