The auto driver who transported Saif Ali Khan to Lilavati Hospital on the day of his attack shared that, while he would never ask, he would gladly accept an auto rickshaw as a gift if Saif chose to give him one. He also declined to reveal the amount Saif gave him during their meeting on January 21, stating it was a private matter between them.
When asked if he would accept an auto rickshaw as a gift from Saif Ali Khan, Rana replied, “Maang toh nahin raha magar agar unki ichcha hogi aur dena chahenge toh le lunga. Maine kabhi nahin kaha ki maine jo kiya hai uske liye mujhey kuch mile ya main uss cheez ke liye laalach kar raha hoon.” (“I'm not asking for it, but if he chooses to gift it, I would gladly accept. I never claimed that I deserve any reward for what I did, nor am I doing this out of greed.”)
Reports suggest that Saif Ali Khan, who met Rana yesterday before being discharged from the hospital, gave him Rs 50,000 as a token of gratitude for his help. However, Rana declined to confirm the amount and told PTI, “I have promised him (Saif), and I will stick to it. Let people speculate about it. Let people say that he (Saif) gave me Rs 50,000 or Rs 1,00,000, but I would not like to reveal the amount. He has requested me not to share this information and I’ll keep my promise to him. Whatever it is, it is between him and me.”
Saif Ali Khan met the heroic auto driver, Rana, for about five minutes on Tuesday before being discharged from Lilavati Hospital. During the meeting, Saif hugged Rana and expressed his gratitude for his help. He also introduced Rana to his mother, veteran actor Sharmila Tagore. Rana touched Tagore's feet, and she blessed him in return.
Saif Ali Khan was stabbed six times by an intruder during a burglary attempt at his Bandra home on January 16. He was immediately taken to Lilavati Hospital, where he underwent two surgeries following the attack.
The Mumbai Police arrested the alleged attacker, 30-year-old Bangladeshi resident Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, from Thane on Sunday. He was subsequently remanded to five-day police custody by a metropolitan magistrate's court on the same day.
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