Overview

• On July 4 around 5 PM, CCTV captured Kailash Thawani slapping, biting and threatening 12-year-old Tyagi Panday in the Patel Xenon Housing Project lift in Ambernath.
• The assault continued into the building lobby until residents and security guards intervened to protect the boy.
• The victim’s mother first lodged a non-cognizable complaint at Shivajinagar Police Station, triggering protests by the family over police inaction.
• Police upgraded the case to a formal FIR under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita four days after the initial report; DCP Sachin Gore confirmed its registration.
• Despite widespread public outrage and calls for swift justice, no arrest has been made and questions linger over law enforcement responsiveness.