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On August 20, people protested at the Badlapur railway station against the sexual harassment incident.
The Bombay High Court will hear the case of sexual abuse of two girls inside a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra today. On 21 August, the Bombay High Court took suo motu cognizance of the case. The court heard the case on 22 August. During this, the court said that now even 4-year-old girls are not being spared. What kind of a situation is this?
The court reprimanded the police and said that the statement of the second girl and her family was recorded after we took cognizance of the matter. Why was there a delay in this till now?
The court said that if the school itself is not safe then what is the point of talking about the right to education and other things. The High Court has asked to register a case under POCSO against the school administration for hiding the information of the case. The bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan has also asked the government for a copy of the case diary and FIR. Advocate General Birendra Saraf presented the government’s side in the court.
On August 20, the police fired tear gas shells to control the crowd. The protesters picked them up and threw them back at the police.
The court said- why no case was filed against the school administration
In the hearing on August 22, the court had asked the government questions about the case. The court asked, did the girls complain about sexual abuse to the school administration. The government said – yes. The court also questioned the school administration about making them accused.
The government said that an SIT has been formed. Now a case will be registered. The court reprimanded the police and said that as soon as the girl’s parents filed an FIR, you should have registered a case against the school authorities.
The court said that we are surprised to know that the Badalpur police did not even record the statement of the second girl’s family. When we took cognizance, the police recorded the statement of the second girl’s father, that too after midnight. How can you record the statement after midnight? Why so much delay?
The High Court said that the girls themselves have given information about sexual abuse. It takes a lot of courage to speak about it. The court told the state government and the police that if you try to suppress the case in any way, then we will not hesitate to take action.
On August 20, protesters opened the main gate of the school and entered inside and vandalized it.
The girls used to call the accused as grandfather
Police investigation has revealed that the accused was appointed on contract in the school on August 1. The girl used to call him Dada (Marathi word for elder brother). According to the girl, ‘Dada’ opened her clothes and touched her inappropriately. There was no female staff in the school where the incident took place.
Bombay High Court stays MVA’s Maharashtra bandh
On August 21, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) had called for a bandh on August 24 over the Badlapur incident, but a day before that, on August 23, the Bombay High Court stayed the bandh.
The court said that it is illegal for any person or political party to call for a bandh. After this, MVA withdrew the decision of bandh and protested by wearing black bands on 24 August.
Child commission said- school administration tried to suppress the case
Susiben Shah, Chairperson of Maharashtra State Child Rights Protection Commission, alleged that the school hid the crime instead of helping the parents of the girls. If the school had taken cognizance on time and lodged a complaint, the chaotic situation could have been avoided. The Commission has submitted a report to CM Shinde regarding the matter.
2 big things of the report of the Child Commission …
- The report states that the parents of a girl had informed the principal about the sexual abuse. On August 14, the principal informed the school management about the incident. Still, no conversation was held with the parents for two days.
- The management also got information about the sexual abuse of another girl on August 16. The parents of the girls had contacted the school along with the police and people connected with politics, but the management itself did not lodge a complaint with the police.
Also read this news related to Badlapur case…
Badlapur sexual abuse case, accused in 14-day judicial custody: Maharashtra Education Minister said – CCTV footage of the day of the incident is missing
On August 26, the Kalyan Court sent Akshay Shinde, the accused arrested in the case of sexual abuse of two girls in Badlapur, Thane, to 14-day judicial custody.
The police arrested the accused on August 17. He was kept in custody till August 21. After this, the lower court sent him to judicial custody till today i.e. August 26.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar has expressed the suspicion of tampering with the CCTV footage of the school. He said that the CCTV footage of the day of the incident is missing. A total of 15 days of footage has been deleted. Read full news…
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