Mumbai: Juhu society members file police complaint against abusive parents

DN Nagar police are investigating a matter after filmmaker and producer Ashoke Pandit, tweeted a video of parents, who were allegedly physically and mentally abusing their adopted daughter. In this case, three residents of the building have registered an official complaint with the child helpline 1098 and approached DN Nagar police to register an FIR against the parents.

The girl and her parents reside in Ratnasamuh Society at Juhu Link road in Andheri West. The girl was adopted at birth and is now around six years old. In the complaint, the neighbours have alleged that the parents physically abuse the child. They also said that the parents leave her in the compound when they go out, and the watchman looks after her.

The society members, who registered the complaint, have been identified as Amit Mohite, Yogesh Pingulkar and Raju Anarkat. Speaking with mid-day, Pingulkar, said, “The watchman found her crying by her window and fed her. Another resident, who has a CCTV installed, saw in a video that the father was hitting her.” Anarkat said, “Finally on May 2, we contacted 1098, and they told us to send an official complaint via email. Meanwhile, we also contacted filmmaker Ashoke Pandit and shared the video with him. On Saturday morning, Pandit tweeted this video and tagged Mumbai Police. Then, DN Nagar police inspector Swapnil Manjre recorded our statement.”

When contacted, Senior Inspector Bharat Gaikwad said, “We have not registered an FIR yet. We are recording the statements of everyone involved. Once the investigation has been completed, we will take action.”