Man slaps, bites 12-year-old inside lift in Maharashtra; threatens to stab him with knife | Watch

The incident took place at the Patel Xenon Housing Project around 5 pm on July 4. (Photo: @Rajmajiofficial/Twitter)

In a shocking incident, a man assaulted, threatened and attempted to bite a 12-year-old boy inside the lift of a residential building in Maharashtra's Palegaon, Ambernath East, Thane district, India Today reported.

The incident took place at the Patel Xenon Housing Project around 5 pm on July 4. CCTV footage, which has now gone viral on social media, shows the man entering the lift and slapping the boy. In the video, a woman is also seen trying to stop the man as he threatens the child and bites him on the arm.

𝔸𝕄𝔹𝔼ℝℕ𝔸𝕋ℍ | A disturbing incident has emerged from Maharashtra's Ambernath, where CCTV footage captured a man brutally attacking a 12-year-old boy inside a lift, sparking widespread outrage on social media. The graphic video shows the man storming into the lift and… pic.twitter.com/xii0Sr1Nbg

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As per the report, the man continued to assault the boy in the lobby, even after security guards and others stepped in to stop him.

"I was coming from the lift, and it stopped at the ninth floor. There was nobody outside, so I closed the lift. Uncle entered the lift, he didn't say anything and just started beating me. When I asked him why he was beating me, he bit me and said, 'Tu mujhe bahar mil, main tujhe chaaku se maardunga' (Meet me outside and I'll stab you with a knife). I pushed him away when he bit me," the boy was quoted by India Today as saying.

The child's father said, "My son was going to his classes. When he came from the 14th to the ninth floor, his friend's father entered the lift and started beating my son. He beat him till the lift reached the ground floor and the thrashing continued till the lobby. The watchman tried to intervene. My son is barely 12–13 years old, and this man threatened to stab him." He also accused the police of inaction and claimed that the accused was being protected, the report added.

The child's mother approached Shivaji Nagar Police Station to file a complaint. The police initially registered a non-cognizable offence. As per the report, an FIR was filed against the man four days later, following strong protests from the family.