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.

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Indian Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was stabbed in a scuffle with an intruder at his home early Thursday and underwent surgery at a hospital, media reports said.

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,