Toy Incident Escalates to Family Feud, Leads to Police Case

A child's toy top led to a serious altercation between two families in the Saibaba slum colony, resulting in a police case. The incident spiraled out of control after a boy accidentally hit a woman’s daughter, leading to an assault and subsequent police intervention.

An argument involving a child playing with a top escalated into a fight between two families, resulting in a police case, officials reported on Saturday.

The incident unfolded on the night of August 22 at the Saibaba slum colony, under the jurisdiction of the Rabale MIDC police station.

A woman, sitting with her young child, saw a neighborhood boy playing with a top. The toy's pointed base accidentally struck the woman's daughter, prompting her to request the boy play more carefully, according to officials.

The situation intensified when the boy's father arrived with a friend. They verbally abused the woman and allegedly assaulted her brother. Following the woman's complaint, police registered a case of assault and voluntarily causing hurt under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

(With inputs from agencies.)