Overview

• Yashodhara Nagar police confirmed late on July 29 that Ajay Chavan, Rishi Prakash Tambe, Mayank and a 17-year-old have been detained in connection with the July 27 attack.
• Investigators registered the case under multiple sections of the newly implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and have begun forensic analysis and juvenile justice proceedings.
• Victim Faheem Khan, a former refugee and blanket seller, remains in critical condition after being struck on the head and chest with a cement block.
• Officials say the assailants hurled communal slurs during the assault, branding Khan a “terrorist,” highlighting growing hostility toward migrant vendors.
• Police traced the assault to a dispute over past financial dealings between Khan and the main accused, Ajay Chavan.