Police in Thane, Maharashtra, have arrested a man named Dilshad for allegedly murdering his four-year-old stepson through severe physical torture. The child's mother, who had recently married Dilshad after separating from her first husband, brought her son, Mohammad Aryan, from Kolkata a few weeks ago. Tensions arose when Dilshad, unaware of the child from the previous marriage, refused to accept the child's presence and responsibility. The child's death was initially registered as accidental, but an autopsy revealed extensive physical abuse, including broken ribs and internal injuries, leading to the registration of a murder case under section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Chitalsar police station.