Overview

• Pratik Prasad Waghe, 24, died at a Mira Road private hospital after a late-night assault on August 23 in Nalasopara.
• Tulinj police upgraded the initial attempt-to-murder FIR to murder after the victim’s death.
• Investigators say the attack followed complaints about Instagram messages the victim sent to a 21-year-old woman.
• A video of the assault was recorded by an accomplice and is being treated as key evidence in the probe.
• Police reported six arrests on Tuesday, though an earlier account cited seven, and inquiries into the case are ongoing.