Hindi film actor Saif Ali Khan was injured in a knife attack by an intruder at his home in Mumbai on Thursday, PTI reported. He was taken to hospital.

An unknown person, suspected to be a robber, entered Khan’s home and had an altercation with the actor’s domestic worker. When Khan tried to intervene, he was attacked by the man, The Times of India quoted Mumbai Police as saying.

The suspect fled after the attack, the Hindustan Times quoted the police as saying.

A first information report has been registered against the intruder, NDTV reported. The matter is being investigated by the police.

The actor was brought to the Lilavati Hospital in Bandra at 3.30 am.

Khan, 54, sustained three serious injuries on his neck, back and waist, said Dr Niraj Uttamani, the hospital’s medical administrator. There were other minor cuts.

“We conducted a neurosurgery on the back,” said Uttamani. “The cut was deep and close to the spine. There is also a foreign particle, most likely a piece of the knife lodged there.”

At noon on Thursday, Khan’s team said in a statement that the actor “has come out of surgery” and was “out of danger”.

Khan is recovering and his progress was being monitored by doctors, the statement added.

This is a developing story. It will be updated as new details are available.