Mumbai: Teen Pricked in Neck With Sharp Object During Assault in Ghatkopar, Police Dismiss Drug Claims
A 14-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted by schoolmates and pricked in the neck with a sharp object near Municipal School No 3 in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar West on Monday evening. The victim is out of danger. Police registered a case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections and dismissed claims of a drug injection after a medical examination found no traces.
A 14-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted by a group of schoolmates, one of whom is suspected to have pricked him in the neck with a sharp object, while he was playing with his cousin in Ghatkopar West, Mumbai, on Monday evening. The boy is out of danger, and police have ruled out the claim that he was injected with drugs following his medical examination.
According to the complaint registered at Ghatkopar police station, the incident took place around 7.30 pm on Monday near Municipal School No 3 in Bhatwadi, Mid Day reported. The boy was playing with his cousin when three to four schoolmates allegedly began hitting them with their hands. During the assault, one of the boys allegedly pricked the complainant on the back of his neck with a needle-like object before running away. Mumbai Ganeshotsav Tragedy: 19-Year-Old Dies of Electric Shock at Jogeshwari Immersion Pond.
In his statement, the boy reportedly said that he experienced a sharp pain in his neck for some time. The other boys involved in the incident are yet to be identified, but police have confirmed that they went to the same school as the victim.
Following reports claiming that the child had been injected with drugs, police clarified that there was no evidence of drug injection. A medical examination was conducted, and no drugs were detected, police said.
The police have registered a case under Sections 115, 118(1) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Further investigation is underway to identify the boys involved and establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Investigators are coordinating with school authorities, reviewing local CCTV footage in Bhatwadi, and speaking with residents to locate the minors involved in the altercation.
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