Man slaps 9-year-old boy 5 times in Surat society's game zone, makes him apologise

A CCTV video from a Surat housing society shows a man slapping a 9-year-old boy after a ball accidentally hit his daughter. The footage, complaint and arrest have triggered local anger and a police investigation.CCTV grab of man slapping 9-year-old boy in Surat society. (Source: ITG)Surat,Oct 4, 2026 20:10 ISTA minor mistake during a children’s game ended with a 9-year-old boy being slapped five times inside a Surat residential society. CCTV footage shows the child falling to the ground before being forced to apologise to the man and his daughter.The incident took place on October 2 at Rajhans Symphonia apartment in Althan, Surat. The footage shows the accused, identified as Vardhan Shah, slapping the child repeatedly before the boy fell to the ground.CHILD FORCED TO APOLOGISEAccording to the complaint, the children were playing in the society’s kids’ zone when a ball accidentally hit a girl. This led to an argument, following which the girl’s father lost his temper and assaulted the 9-year-old boy.The CCTV footage shows Shah hitting the child five to six times on the face. The boy then fell to the ground. The footage also shows the child being forced to apologise. The boy is seen sitting on his knees in front of Shah and holding his ears while apologising. Shah then allegedly called his daughter and made the boy apologise to her as well.The incident was captured on the society's CCTV cameras.MOTHER FILES POLICE COMPLAINT After the CCTV footage surfaced and the incident came to light, the boy’s mother, Jagrutiben, approached the police and filed a complaint.Jagrutiben is a professor at a college in Surat. In her complaint, she said that her 9-year-old son had accidentally hit the accused's daughter while the children were playing, following which Shah allegedly assaulted him.Based on her complaint, Althan police registered a first information report against Shah and began investigating the incident.ACCUSED ARRESTED, POLICE SAYSurat Police ACP Z R Desai said the incident took place on October 2 in the Althan police station area at Rajhans Symphonia apartment. He said the video of the child being assaulted had gone viral on social media.During the examination of the video, the boy’s mother approached the police and provided details of the incident. Police subsequently registered an FIR against Vardhan Shah and arrested him, the ACP said.Police are examining the CCTV footage, the allegations made in the complaint and other facts related to the incident as part of their investigation.The assault of the child inside the residential society has also sparked local anger, particularly as the incident took place in an area meant for children to play.- EndsWith inputs from Sanjay Singh J Rathod