Mumbai Police are investigating the death of an 18-month-old girl in Goregaon East after CCTV footage allegedly showed a 10-year-old neighbour lifting the toddler and pushing her down a stairwell from the sixth floor of their residential building, as per a TOI report. The toddler suffered serious head injuries and was declared dead after residents rushed her for medical attention.
Police have registered an accidental death record, but no FIR had been filed at the time of the report. The 10-year-old girl has been produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which will conduct enquiries and decide on the next steps. Investigators are also examining the circumstances leading up to the toddler’s death and whether any adult was involved.
