A four-year-old girl suffered severe head injuries after her neighbor, a drug addict, assaulted her with an iron rod in the Azad Nagar area of Bhayander, Mumbai. While the accused, who has been identified as Rahim Shaukat Ali Shaikh (19), was arrested on Wednesday, the girl, Afreen Israr Shaikh (4), is battling for life at a private hospital in Bhayandar.
The attack is said to be the fallout of frequent quarrels that took place between the accused and the girl’s family comprising her parents and three siblings over petty matters.
When the girl did not return home, her family along with locals launched a search in the area. The girl was found lying in a pool of blood from a heap of garbage close to her tenement and was rushed to Kasturi Hospital where the doctors said that it was a case of severe physical assault and the girl had sustained a skull fracture besides internal brain injuries and severe wounds on her eye and face.
Sr. PI Ram Bhalsingh informed that he has been arrested and booked.
“The condition of the girl is extremely critical. She is in the ICU and is yet to regain consciousness,” said Dr. Rajeev Agarwal.
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