Overview
- Police say the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit detained the man and the 30-year-old mother after allegations of repeated assaults over roughly two years.
- Investigators seized liquor bottles, sex toys, sexual enhancement pills, a DVR, and the child’s clothes from the Taloja residence.
- The mother allegedly accepted Rs 2.5 lakh for a rental deposit and monthly support, then left the child alone with the accused.
- The suspect has been identified by police as Farooq Allauddin Shaikh, 70, an NRI based in London who bought the Taloja flat about two years ago.
- The child is in the care of the Child Welfare Committee, and charges have been registered under POCSO, BNS, and the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.