Overview
- Rabale police arrested Reshma Santosh Gavande, 42, and Mayuri Somanath Naikwadi, 40, in the case.
- Offences were registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including Section 107(3) for abetment of a child’s suicide and, as reported, Section 3(5).
- Investigators say the girl was called to Gavande’s home after a quarrel at tuition and was allegedly humiliated and slapped.
- The deceased was identified as Class 10 student Shamika Nagesh Gawde, who was found at home and declared dead on arrival at Airoli municipal hospital.
- Senior Police Inspector Balkrishna Sawant said preliminary findings link the accused’s conduct to the minor’s distress, and a detailed probe is underway with both neighbours from Radha Apartment, Ghansoli.