Maharashtra: Man, his 2 brothers booked for repeatedly beating his 4-year-old daughter; victim injured

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Police in Maharashtra's Thane district has registered a case against a man and two brothers at Bhiwandi for allegedly repeatedly beating his four-year-old daughter and causing serious injuries to her hands, an official said.

The case was registered at Shanti Nagar police station based on a complaint lodged by the mother of the child, PTI reported.

"Between September 2022 and June 2023, the accused trio forced the girl to do household chores and repeatedly beat her. Recently, they banged the child against a wall at their house in Shanti Nagar area, due to which she suffered serious injuries on her hands," he said.

The victim is a daughter of Abuzar Khan, who was booked along with his two brothers - Zaid and Jiad -following a complaint lodged by the child's mother.

The offence was registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 325 (voluntarily causing hurt), 338 (causing grievous hurt), 34 (common intention) and sections of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, the police said, adding that investigation into the case is underway.

Meanwhile, a 36-year-old man was seriously injured and hospitalised after being hit by a police vehicle at Panvel in neighbouring Raigad district of Maharashtra, an official said on Friday.

The incident occurred on Thursday evening in a slum, where a police team went to crack down on a group of gamblers, he said.

During the incident, the police vehicle suffered damages as it also dashed against the compound wall of a college after its driver lost control, he said.

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"The Panvel police station had received a tip-off that some people were gambling on a ground near a college. Accordingly, a police team went to the spot around 4.50 pm on Thursday in a police jeep. On seeing the police, the gamblers started running away," the police official said.

During the melee, the driver of the police vehicle lost control and dashed against a slum resident, identified as Ashok Shivram Manjule, who suffered serious injuries. He was admitted to a hospital, where he is undergoing treatment, he said.

The police vehicle also hit the compound wall of the college, in which it suffered damages, he added.

A case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 279 (rash driving), 337 (causing hurt), 338 (causing grievous harm) and 427 (mischief causing damage) was registered against the constable driving the vehicle, the official said. (Agencies)

Investigation into the incident is on, he said.