Overview
- The assault, which police say happened Wednesday outside the gate of Dayanand Vedic Vidyalaya in Mulund, left the girl's friend with a deep neck injury as he stepped in to shield her.
- The 16-year-old suffered minor injuries and her friend is under treatment at MT Agrawal Hospital but out of immediate danger, according to officers.
- Mulund police arrested Ashish Gautam Bansode within 24 hours and say he had followed the girl after a breakup before pulling a machete from a bag.
- Investigators registered attempt-to-murder, stalking, use of a dangerous weapon, and criminal intimidation counts under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with Arms Act provisions.
- Officers recovered the machete and plan to produce Bansode in court Friday, noting he has prior cases in Badlapur, including a drugs case under the NDPS law.