An incident took place in Bhandup where a couple beat up a two-and-a-half-year-old child by beating him up, claiming that he was possessed by a demon. Based on a complaint filed by the child's mother, the Bhandup police registered a case and arrested the couple.
The accused Vaibhav Kokre (35) has an agency selling bottled water in the Jangalmangal Road area of Bhandup. The mother of the victim was working in this agency. She often brought her two and a half year old son to work. The boy was crying repeatedly during work. Vaibhav and his wife Harshada told his mother that he was crying because he was possessed by a demon. They also slapped the boy, saying they had a solution for this. They also beat him with a wooden stick.
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After the boy's mother informed her relatives about the matter, they immediately reached Bhandup police station. They narrated the incident to the police, who registered a case under the Maharashtra Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Act, 2013 and arrested the two. The police have also admitted the child to Wadia Hospital for treatment and are investigating the matter further.