The Bombay High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of the incident of sexual abuse of two kindergarten students at a school in Thane's Badlapur [High Court on its own motion v. State of Maharashtra]..A Division Bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan will hear the matter at 10:30 AM on Thursday..Two kindergarten girls were reportedly sexually molested by a housekeeping personnel at a school in Badlapur last week. According to reports, the incident occurred on August 13 in the school restroom. According to the First Information Report (FIR), the parents reported the incident to police on August 16. The family said that the FIR was filed 11 hours following their complaint. On August 17, the police arrested Akshay Shinde, a 23-year-old school attendant, for sexually assaulting two girls. His police custody was extended by the local court till August 26.The incident has triggered outrage among the public with many protests happening as a result. Many have been arrested in connection with the protests and violence.
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of the incident of sexual abuse of two kindergarten students at a school in Thane's Badlapur [High Court on its own motion v. State of Maharashtra]..A Division Bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan will hear the matter at 10:30 AM on Thursday..Two kindergarten girls were reportedly sexually molested by a housekeeping personnel at a school in Badlapur last week. According to reports, the incident occurred on August 13 in the school restroom. According to the First Information Report (FIR), the parents reported the incident to police on August 16. The family said that the FIR was filed 11 hours following their complaint. On August 17, the police arrested Akshay Shinde, a 23-year-old school attendant, for sexually assaulting two girls. His police custody was extended by the local court till August 26.The incident has triggered outrage among the public with many protests happening as a result. Many have been arrested in connection with the protests and violence.