The Mumbra police have finally filed a case against the owner of the dog involved in the incident that resulted in the death of a five-year-old girl on Tuesday afternoon. The dog’s owner, Zaher Ismail Sayyed, 24, has been arrested under Sections 105 (culpable homicide) and 291 (negligent towards animals) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The accused informed the police that he had bathed the dog and tied it up on Tuesday but does not know how the canine fell from the building.

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Initially, there was a delay in registering the FIR. The family members of the victim, Sana Banu Mohammed Bablu Shaikh, expressed frustration over the delay.  Asif Ali Shaikh, the girl’s maternal uncle, said, “After the incident, the police came to the hospital, took our statements, and assured us of action. We returned to the station that night, and again, we were assured of action. And now finally the FIR has been registered.”