Model-turned-actress Malvi Malhotra, who was stabbed in the stomach by producer Yogesh Kumar on Monday, is now discharged frorm Kokilaben Hospital. Malvi, who has acted in TV serial Udaan and the film Hotel Milan, had filed a police complaint at Versova Police Station last Tuesday. On Wednesday, Yogesh was traced by the Versova Police at a hospital in Vasai after he tried to kill himself after stabbing Malvi.
Talking exclusively to a leading daily, the actress has now said, “I am feeling better now. I returned home last night. The first thing we did was to pray to God that my organs were safe even after such a severe attack. My parents are with me. Understandably, they are worried and scared for my safety kyunki Bombay mein yeh sab cheezein nahi hoti hain. They are very scared to leave me alone and want to ensure that I am safe. They have told me that they want someone to be with me all the time.”
Malvi has vowed to learn self-defense post her recovery. “Fear toh hai. Aagey bohot precautions lekar chalna hai. Par main apni zindagi darr ke nahi jee sakti. I have to be brave. My dad has told me to learn self-defense so that I am better prepared to face any untoward incident and take care of myself. I want to be physically strong so that I am able to fight if anything unfortunate happens. I pity the person who did this to me. It shows his criminal mind.”
The actress said, “My parents won’t stop me from working. They have told me that you should be safe, but not scared. My father told me, ‘We won’t stop you from working, but we want your security. Darr ke mat jiyo, but at the same time, apni security bhi rakhna bohot zaroori hai’. They just want me to be safe and don’t want me to move out alone. Even the police have offered to provide me with security for two months till the case is going on.
The actress will take a couple of weeks before she recovers completely. She said, “It will take me about two months to recover. My left hand was critical, as my little finger was almost dislodged due to the knife attack. Ussi ke liye doctor ne mujhe do mahine Mumbai mein rehne bola hai. The medical team performed two surgeries on the finger. Judd hi nahi rahi thi. Thodi si bach gayi thi because of which it was there. Had that not been the case, I would have lost my little finger. The doctors somehow managed to put it together after two surgeries."
(Source: Bombay Times)
