Maharashtra Badlapur School Case Highlights: A protest in Badlapur, Maharashtra, on Tuesday, quickly led to violence following allegations of sexual abuse involving two girls at a local school in Thane district. The accused, a male attendant at the kindergarten, was arrested last week. In response to the incident, outraged parents, school community members, and local residents, including many women, gathered outside the school early in the morning. They staged a ‘rail roko’ protest at Badlapur railway station, blocking suburban train services from around 8:30 AM and demanding swift action against both the school and the accused.
Maharashtra Badlapur School Case Highlights
The situation worsened when some protesters forcibly entered the school premises, vandalizing it by smashing windows, benches, and doors. Concurrently, the rail blockade caused significant disruption to commuters. The authorities, led by Commissioner of Government Railway Police (GRP) Ravindra Shisve, were working to control the situation and disperse the crowd.
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Parents and local residents staged a major protest at Badlapur railway station starting around 8 AM, blocking train services to voice their demands to the authorities. This demonstration caused significant disruptions, affecting train operations on both the Up and Down routes. As a result, 10 Mail Express trains have been rerouted through Karjat-Panvel-Thane, while services between CSMT and Ambarnath continue as usual. However, train services from Badlapur to Karjat have been suspended, according to the Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railways.
The administration of a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra, has taken decisive action by suspending its principal and two staff members following allegations of sexual abuse involving two young girls. This move follows a significant protest by parents who blocked Badlapur railway station on Tuesday, demanding severe consequences for those responsible. The complaint alleges that the girls reported inappropriate touching by an attendant, prompting a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The police have since arrested the attendant involved.
In response, the school management announced late Monday that they had suspended the principal, a class teacher, and a female attendant due to their involvement in the incident. Additionally, they issued an apology and confirmed that they have blacklisted the housekeeping firm associated with the case.
Massive protests erupted at Badlapur Railway Station today in response to allegations of sexual assault involving two minor girls at a school in Thane district. Maharashtra Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar confirmed that one suspect has been apprehended in relation to the case and pledged that he would face the strictest possible punishment.