The Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against the aunt and two other relatives of a 10-year-old boy for allegedly beating him up with electrical wires, smashing his head against a wall and verbally abusing him. According to the complaint filed by the boy’s father, who is a labour contractor, his wife had passed away and he has three sons, the youngest of whom lived with his maternal grandparents in Vikhroli. The father stated that the boy recently lost his maternal grandmother. During the last rites, the boy’s maternal aunt and his grandmother’s sister were also present at the Vikhroli residence. On Saturday, when the boy returned to his father’s residence, he was in tears and told his father that his aunt hit him on the back with electrical wires and smashed his head against the wall. The child complained of dizziness and was taken to Shatabdi Hospital. The father then reported the incident to the Parksite police station in Vikhroli where an FIR was registered. The father informed the police that the boy’s aunt and other relatives were unhappy with him residing with his grandparents and had been abusive towards him in the past as well. Based on the medical report, police registered an FIR against three relatives, including the boy’s aunt Zahida Ansari alias Radhika, grandaunt Aisha Shaikh, and another relative, Manno Ansari. A police officer said that notices have been issued to the relatives. No arrests have been made so far.
