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Updated 18:20 IST, January 17th 2025

Blood-Soaked Kurta, A Kid In Tow, No Kareena: Auto Driver Who Saved Injured Saif Reveals All About Fateful Night | Exclusive

Republic spoke to the auto driver who helped Saif Ali Khan reach the Lilavati Hospital in injured condition on January 16.

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Bhajan Singh Rana was the auto driver who took injured Saif Ali Khan to the Lilavati Hospital
Bhajan Singh Rana was the auto driver who took injured Saif Ali Khan to the Lilavati Hospital | Image: Republic

Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan was repeatedly stabbed by an intruder in his highrise apartment in upscale Bandra early Thursday and rushed to hospital with the blade still lodged in his spine. After an audacious attack, Saif is on the road to recovery, with well-wishers visiting him at the hospital and others praying that he gets well soon.

The 54-year-old received six stab injuries, including in his neck. According to reports, the injured actor was rushed to the hospital late at night, around 3.30 am, in an autorickshaw. In an interview with Republic, Bhajan Singh Rana, who was driving the rickshaw on the night of the attack on the actor and took him to the hospital, detailed what transpired.

'A woman came crying for help'

Bhajan Singh Rana said, “Main night mein gadi chalata hoon. The Satguru Sharan building is outside the Regency Hotel. A woman shouted and stopped me. She said it was an emergency. I parked the auto at the gate of the building. 3-4 people, including some ladies, came out. His (Saif) neck was injured and the back. There was a lot of blood. It looked red. The kurta was blood-soaked. I dropped him to the hospital and did not take any money.”

He added, "In 5-7 minutes, I reached the hospital. He (Saif) was seated on the right side, a kid was sitting between them and one other person, aged 50-60, was also there. He (Saif) was crying a bit and talking to his son. They were talking normally. Kareena was not there, she was not in the auto. I did not know who the other man was. I was worried and tried to grasp the situation."

Bhajan Singh Rana drove injured Saif Ali Khan to the hospital on January 16 | Image: Republic

"There was a constant flow of blood. It was visible on his clothes. He was not lying down in the auto. He was sitting half up. I did not see Kareena. I would not recognise her. Only three people were there including Saif (Ali Khan)," Rana concluded.

Who was the mystery man with Saif Ali Khan?

According to Bhajan Singh Rana, a man in his 50s was with Saif Ali Khan in the auto as they drove to the Lilavati Hospital. Rana said that Saif's son Taimur was also with him. However, the identity of the third person with the father-son duo is still unclear. It could be one of the staffers present at Saif's home in the Satguru Sharan building.  

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Published 17:43 IST, January 17th 2025