Overview

• Smita and Pratik Suryawanshi were taken into custody roughly four months after constable Pravin Suryawanshi’s death and were remanded to police custody until September 27.
• Police booked the pair for culpable homicide not amounting to murder after doctors reported haemorrhage and shock from 38 injuries, with viscera preserved for further analysis.
• Investigators say the mother and son confronted Pravin near Shivaji Nagar police station and assaulted him at home, allegedly pushing him into a window that broke and caused deep cuts.
• Relatives and police cite a long-running dispute over finances and property in Kalyan and Nashik, including control of salary and an ATM card, as the suspected motive.
• The case began as an accidental death before family objections, reported contradictions in the accuseds’ statements, and differing accounts of the incident date prompted a fresh probe.