Overview

• Police say the boy, identified as Chinmay Dhumde, was allegedly beaten with a rolling pin after asking for a chicken dish.
• His 10-year-old sister suffered serious injuries and is under treatment, and local reports say she was later moved to an ashram for care.
• Palghar Police arrested the mother, Pallavi Dhumde, at the Kashipada flat and seized the suspected rolling pin.
• A murder FIR under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and other provisions has been registered as inquiries continue.
• Investigators cite the injured girl's statement and a neighbour's alert after noticing injury marks, and the post-mortem will confirm the cause of death.