Mumbai Police began an investigation after a video surfaced online wherein a bunch of girls were seen assaulting a schoolgirl on Yari Road in the city`s Versova area. The city police in a post on X (formerly Twitter) said that the Nirbhaya Squad began the probe into the Versova schoolgirl assault case after learning about the viral video. They also revealed that the girls involved in the incident were all minors from the same neighbourhood. 

Versova Police Station officials, in partnership with the Sneha Foundation and the Child Welfare Committee, counselled the girls and their parents. The principals of the affected schools have also been informed about the situation, the Mumbai Police further said.