Mumbai: Maharashtra's minister for ports and fisheries Nitesh Rane, who belongs to the BJP, caused a major embarrassment to his own party government on Thursday by publicly questioning if actor Saif Ali Khan was really stabbed.

The brutal knife attack on Saif Ali Khan at his Bandra home last week raised serious questions about safety and security in Maharashtra's capital. The actor suffered critical injuries and was rushed in the early hours of January 16 to Mumbai's Lilavati hospital.

In a fresh statement, the BJP leader raised questions on the attack on Saif Ali Khan asking if the attack on the actor was real or if Khan was just acting.

PUNE: Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane has stirred a controversy with his recent remarks regarding the attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan. The BJP leader, in a fresh statement, questioned the authenticity of the attack,

Saif Ali Khan sustained multiple injuries after he was stabbed by an intruder in his Bandra home. As new details about the case emerge, the Mumbai police have shared that the attacker is allegedly from Bangladesh.

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan left a hospital in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, less than a week after he suffered knife injuries in a scuffle with an intruder at his house, local media reported.

Actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed on January 16 at his 12th-floor apartment in the upscale Bandra area in Mumbai. As the actor underwent two surgeries, got discharged after 5 days and police arrested a Bangladeshi man in connection with the attack,

Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane has sparked another row after he made controversial remarks on attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan. In a fresh statement, the BJP leader has raised questions on the attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan suspecting if the attack on the actor was real or if Khan was just acting.

The third piece of the knife used in the attack Saif Ali Khan attack case that took place in his Bandra home on January 16 has been recovered by Mumbai Police, a police official said on Thursday, PTI reported.

Saif Ali Khan recently returned home after undergoing a major surgery. He was stabbed with a knife by an intruder who entered his residence.

Bangladeshi national Shariful, driven by poverty, was arrested for breaking into actor Saif Ali Khan's Bandra home and stabbing him. Shariful, a Shah Rukh Khan fan, crossed into India illegally and lived on the streets before taking up odd jobs.