Overview
- Neighbors say Mikey, a dog cared for by multiple families in a Malad housing society since 2019, went missing and was later found to have suffered fatal head injuries in the building basement.
- Residents and actress Manjari Fadnnis say they searched for Mikey, collected clues and handed material to police, and those actions led to an FIR being registered in the case.
- Police have opened an inquiry and seized the society's DVR for forensic review, and investigators say they are awaiting forensic laboratory analysis of CCTV and other samples.
- A forensic sample that initially looked like blood was reported by police to be red-coloured paan spit, a development that has complicated claims about the physical evidence.
- Fadnnis's public posts and social media attention have amplified calls for accountability and could increase pressure on authorities to conclude the probe and strengthen local animal‑welfare responses.