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Updated 20:13 IST, January 17th 2025

'Bring Stretcher...': Auto Driver Reveals Injured Saif's Desperate Request to Hospital Staff

Auto driver said when he was passing by the Satguru Darshan building where the actor stayed, a woman and a few others asked him to stop the rickshaw.

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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

Mumbai: Auto rickshaw driver Bhajan Singh Rana shared his account of an unusual late-night passenger he ferried to Lilavati Hospital early Thursday morning. Unaware of the passenger's identity at first, Rana said he only realized it was Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan when they reached the hospital.

“At the hospital gate, he called out to the guard, saying, ‘Please bring a stretcher. I am Saif Ali Khan,’” Rana told reporters in Mumbai on Friday.

Recounting the events, Rana said he was passing by the Satguru Darshan building in Bandra when a woman and a few others signaled him to stop. “Then the person whose white kurta was soaked in blood got into the auto. I noticed he had neck and back injuries but didn’t notice the hand injury,” Rana said.

The auto driver also mentioned that Saif entered the rickshaw unaided. “He (Saif) walked into the auto. There was a seven-to-eight-year-old boy who also boarded with him,” he said, responding to questions about whether the actor’s son Taimur accompanied him.

Initially, the plan was to head to Holy Family Hospital in Bandra, but Saif later directed Rana to Lilavati Hospital, which is also in Bandra.

Rana stated the rickshaw arrived at the hospital around 3 am, where Saif’s calm demeanor stood out despite the apparent injuries.

The driver said he did not take fare amount from the actor after he dropped him at the hospital within seven to eight minutes. The actor was speaking with the boy in the auto, Rana said, adding there was also another young man in the auto, in an apparent reference to Ibrahim Ali Khan, the 23-year-old son of Saif and his first wife, Amrita Singh.

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Published 20:13 IST, January 17th 2025