Overview

• The Surat Crime Branch and Amroli police traced and arrested Vikas Shah in Mumbai’s ndra KuKurla Complex after tracking his phone and reviewing CCTV and face-recognition feeds.
• He was transferred to Surat custody and, according to police, produced in court, which remanded him in police custody until August 30 as the investigation continues.
• Post-mortem findings concluded the child died from sharp-force injuries and ruled out sexual assault, prompting the case’s upgrade from kidnapping and an accidental-death entry to murder.
• Cleaning staff discovered the body in a dustbin inside the B2 coach lavatory of the Kushinagar Express at Mumbai’s Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in the early hours of August 23.
• Investigators say the killing followed a family dispute after the boy’s mother told Shah to find work and vacate her home, and they are examining his movements in Mumbai and his recent stints working in Gulf countries.