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Thane: Police personnel speak with people blocking railway tracks in protest against the alleged sexual abuse of two girls at a school, at Badlapur railway station, in Thane district, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (PTI Photo)
The protests came in the backdrop of the sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by a school sweeper in the washroom of a well-known school in Badlapur
Dramatic visuals emerged from Maharashtra as thousands of protesters flocked to the local train station in Badlapur and blocked the movement of trains. The protests came in the backdrop of the sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by a school sweeper in the washroom of a well-known school in Badlapur.
As per the video shared by news agency ANI, the protestors were seen shouting “hai, hai” slogans against the police officials and demanded death penalty for the sweeper allegedly involved the assault case.
In response to the call for the shutdown of Badlapur city, the police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the protestors gathered at Badlapur railway station to protest against the alleged sexual assault with the two nursery girls.
Sweeper Held For Sexually Abusing 4-year-old Girls
The accused, identified as Akshay Shinde, was arrested after the parents insisted on filing a formal complaint despite initial attempts by the police to play down the issue by delaying filing of the FIR for over 12 hours. The accused worked as a cleaner in the school contracted through a third-party company.
Taking action aginst the delayed police action, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday ordered the Thane Police Commissioner to immediately suspend the senior police inspector, assistant sub-inspector and head constable of Badlapur police station.
