Saif Ali Khan Attacked: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan's health insurance claim document was leaked on microblogging platform X on Friday. The actor is currently recovering at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital after he suffered grievous injuries from an intruder at his posh Bandra West Apartment.
Saif Ali Khan is a policy holder of Niva Bupa, and the insurer confirmed the same to Mint.
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Saif Ali Khan was attacked by an intruder at his Bandra residence in the early hours of Thursday. He sustained multiple stab wounds during a confrontation that escalated after the assailant confronted his maid.
Following emergency surgery at Lilavati Hospital, doctors reported that Saif Ali Khan is now "out of danger" but will continue to be monitored.
Niva Bupa Health Insurance, in an official comment on the Saif Ali Khan knife attack case, told Mint:
"The recent unfortunate incident with actor Saif Ali Khan is deeply concerning. We wish him a speedy and safe recovery.
Mr. Khan is one of our policy holders. A cashless pre-authorisation request was sent to us upon his hospitalisation and we have given an approval of an initial amount to start the treatment. Once we receive the final bills post the complete treatment, it will be settled as per policy terms and conditions.
We stand with Mr. Khan and his family in this distressing time."
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Limited (Niva Bupa) is an Indian health insurance company founded in 2008 with headquarters in Delhi.
Meanwhile, Saif Ali Khan and his family have not made any public statements regarding the leaked details.
Several X users shared a picture of a document. The document belongs to Niva Bupa Health Insurance.
In the document shared, it looks like Saif Ali Khan claimed ₹35,95,700 for his treatment. The insurance company has approved ₹25 lakh. The other details in the document include the member ID, diagnosis details, room category, expected date of discharge, etc.
Saif Ali Khan, who was admitted to Lilavati Hospital on January 16, is currently staying in a Suite room. He is expected to be discharged on January 21, as per the leaked document.
The document also details the provisional diagnosis of Saif Ali Khan as “injury of unspecified body region”.
X users who shared the document on the micro-blogging platform captioned it “Saif Ali Khan is being treated with insurance money. Saif knew that he might need insurance in life.”
Another captioned, “Health insurance approval of Saif Ali khan. Immediate response from them coz of Celebrity while common man struggles for it...”
A member of the team looking into the attack on Saif, Dixit Gedam, DCP Zone 9 of Mumbai Police, stated that the incident was a "robbery attempt" and that the perpetrator entered Saif Ali Khan's home via a fire escape stairway.
Waris Ali Salmani, a carpenter, was arrested by police to be questioned in relation to the knife attack on Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan. Salmani had been employed in Saif Ali Khan's apartment barely two days before the stabbing incident, an official told PTI.
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