Mumbai: Bollywood star kids thrash classmate, threaten to finish him off

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Two star kids (minors' names withheld) - the son of an actor and the son of a choreographer - face probe by the police, nearly five months after they allegedly brutally assaulted a classmate.

This is the first case in which the complainant has gone directly to the juvenile court, after the cops sat on the case for weeks. The Bollywood brats and two of their friends allegedly bullied the 13-year-old victim after one of them - the actor's son - had an argument with him in school. The four minors allegedly thrashed the boy right outside his home, and even threatened to come back with 50 more people to finish him off.

The four juvenile suspects allegedly thrashed the teenager in a corner that was not covered by CCTV cameras. Representation pic/Thinkstock

According to the police complaint filed by the victim's father, a businessman, the incident took place in the first week of April. He told the cops that his son was playing with the actor's son at school, when an argument broke out. The star child allegedly threatened the boy stating that he had friends who knew martial arts and could teach him a lesson.

Punched, kicked
On April 8, at 5.50 pm, the four suspects entered the victim's society and called him downstairs. When he refused, they claimed they wanted to bury the hatchet. But when the boy came downstairs, they allegedly surrounded him and started abusing and assaulting him. The complainant stated that one of the boys was an expert in mixed martial arts, and the gang kicked and punched his son, and landed two hard blows on his ear as well. The complaint further states that they threatened to come back with 50 more people if he complained against them.

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In his complaint, the victim's father said, "They took him towards the exact angle that was not covered by the CCTV camera. They caught him by his neck, threatened him, and subjected him to kicks and blows. They said they would not spare him if he complained against them."

He added, "They also made a video of my son and told him to pretend that they were teaching him martial arts. My son was scared, so he obeyed them."

The nightmare ended only when an elderly woman intervened after she spotted the bullies during her evening walk in the society premises. But the victim had to suffer an even longer ordeal in his fight for justice. "On April 12, we went to the police station, but instead of making a diary entry, as is done for juvenile cases, the police filed a non-cognisable (NC) offence. Despite repeated visits to police station, the cops did not act in accordance with the law," said Iva Bansal, the victim's advocate.

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'First such case'
A month later, on May 19, the victim's lawyers moved the juvenile court for justice. The Oshiwara police were given a deadline of August 18 to investigate the matter and file a report under section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. However, the cops missed this deadline. They now have until September 15 to file their investigation report.

"This is the first private complaint that has ever been filed before the juvenile court, and the court directed the police to investigate the matter through the child welfare police officer," said Digvijay Chopra, another advocate on the victim's team.

Sources from the Oshiwara police said they are investigating the case. The cops have asked the four suspects to visit the police station with their parents to record their statements.

Timeline
April 12: Oshiwara police file NC
May 19: Complainant moves juvenile court
July 11: Court orders Oshiwara police to investigate
August 18: Cops miss first deadline to submit report
Sept 15: New deadline for cops

The other side

Actor-father of one of the juvenile suspects
'My son is innocent; he did not hit anybody. They were playing football when the alleged argument happened. In the CCTV footage, my son was standing aside, doing nothing. My son is very calm and against the violence'

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