Overview
- On Sunday around 9:30 PM, 32-year-old Sarvar Begum Shaikh was hit by a bullet in her hand while buying groceries on 90-foot Road in Dharavi.
- The Dharavi and Shahunagar police registered a case under section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant Arms Act sections against an unknown assailant.
- Investigators have seized local CCTV recordings and conducted witness interviews to trace the shooter’s identity.
- Medical teams at Sion Hospital successfully removed the bullet and report that Shaikh is in stable condition.
- The absence of any known disputes involving the victim underscores the dangers of stray or illicit gunfire in densely populated slum areas.