(MENAFN- Live Mint) Badlapur in Maharashtra's Thane district witnessed massive protests on Tuesday over the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by a cleaner of a local school.
Protesters stormed railway stations and staged protests, disrupting local train services. Here are the top developments.
Badlapur sexual assault case: Top 10 Updates
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam will be the special public prosecutor in the Badlapur sexual assault case. Fadnavis also assured that the trial in case the case would be held at a Fast Track court .
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has ordered a high-level probe into the case and has said a Special Investigation Team(SIT) will be formed.
“We are in the process to fast track this case, and no one will be spared if found guilty,”
Shinde was quoted as saying by The Times of India.
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The government also ordered the suspension of three police officers , including a senior police officer, assistant sub-inspector, and head constable, following the incident.
Fadnavis took to X to announce that the suspension orders were issued.
Massive protests at railway stations led to the diversion of several long distance trains , including the Mumbai-Surat Vande Bharat, Pune Duronto, and other key trains.
Local train services on the Ambarnath and Karjat routes were also affected due to the protests.
State Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar said that a probe is on to find out why the CCTV cameras were not working. He said four IAS officers from Pune and Mumbai had been assigned to work on the case.
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Vishakha committees, aimed to provide a platform for the students to share their grievances, would be formed at the school level, Kesarkar told TOI.
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