Overview

• Authorities say the assailant entered a house in Aali village, Dhar district, and fatally attacked a child with a sharp-edged weapon.
• The victim was identified as Vikas, son of Kalu, and his mother sustained injuries when she tried to intervene.
• Villagers captured the suspect, tied him up, and assaulted him before police took him into custody and rushed him to a hospital where he died.
• Police registered a case, cordoned the area, called a forensic team to collect evidence, and seized the motorcycle used by the accused.
• Reports differ on the child’s age and the suspect’s details, with police sources naming him as Mahesh but giving varying full names, age, and residence.