Overview

• Palghar police arrested Pallavi Dhumde, 40, after the death of her son, Chinmay, 7, at their home in Dhansar village.
• Investigators say a rolling pin was used in the assault, and they seized the object from the scene.
• An FIR under Section 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered as inquiries continue into motive and sequence.
• The child’s 10-year-old sister sustained serious injuries and has been moved from hospital care to an ashram in Dahanu for safety.
• A neighbour reported the case after spotting injury marks despite an initial claim of illness, and police note the family had been living separately from the father.