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Saif Ali Khan held after his SUV injures boy - Sify.com

Saif Ali Khan held after his SUV injures boy
Saturday, 10 December , 2005, 16:33

Mumbai: A teenaged boy was injured when an imported sports-utility vehicle driven by Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan hit him at suburban Andheri on Friday evening, police said.

The boy escaped with minor injuries and has been discharged from hospital this morning, police said.

Saif was arrested and later released on bail of Rs 5000 at D N Nagar police station at Andheri in western Mumbai.

Police said the actor was passing by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawans college at around 6 pm last evening, when his SUV Landcruizer vehicle which he was driving hit a 13-year-old boy, Shakil Sheikh, a nearby resident, who was reportedly attempting to cross the road.

The boy escaped with minor injuries as the vehicle was at a slow speed, police said.

Saif later rushed to injured boy to a nearby private nursing home, where the boy was admitted.

The actor informed the D N Nagar police station about the incident.

Since Saif himself was driving the vehicle, he was made to undergo a medical examination to find out alcohol content in his blood, police said, adding that the report showed that there was no alcohol in the blood.

The D N Nagar police granted a bail of Rs 5000 to Saif at around 1:30 am and asked him to visit the police station in the morning to complete formalities.

when the actor did not turn up, police moved the Andheri court and informed that the actor had not completed formalities regarding the bail.

The court adjourned hearing of the case till December 12. Meanwhile, Saif visited the police station at 4 pm, police added.

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