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Thane, 20 August (HS). Protesters remained on the railway track all day on Tuesday over the harassment of school girls in Badlapur in Thane district near Mumbai. Due to this, traffic on Central Railway was affected. Finally, after about 12 hours, the police had to lathi-charge the protesters.
According to the information, 2 minor girls were molested in a reputed school in Badlapur. The school's cleaning staff has misbehaved with these girls. The protesters started the protest from 6.30 am demanding the hanging of the murderer. The protesters had blocked the Badlapur railway track throughout the day. The police appealed to the protesters to withdraw the agitation. Also, state minister Girish Mahajan also tried to mediate but he was not successful. The protesters refused to retreat, demanding the hanging of the accused today itself. In such a situation, the police had to lathicharge at around 6 pm and the protesters were dispersed. During this, the protesters also pelted stones at the police. It is reported that some policemen were injured in this. As a police officer, the situation is currently under control. The police have removed the protesters from the railway track. In view of the agitation in Badlapur, the Central Railway has decided to continue traffic till Ambarnath. An announcement has been made by the railway in this regard. Up and down trains on the Karjat route are running till Ambarnath. The route of long distance trains has been changed. Central Railway traffic has been disrupted due to the agitation at Badlapur station. The state government has come into action regarding this matter.
Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis has formed a special investigation team on behalf of the state government to investigate the case. This special investigation team has been formed under the chairmanship of Inspector General of Police level senior IPS officer Aarti Singh. Apart from this, the government has also instructed the Thane Police Commissioner to take this case to the fast track court.
What is the whole matter….? The 24-year-old accused was appointed as a sweeper in a reputed school in Badlapur on August 1. He was given the responsibility of taking small girls to the washroom. A girl told that the minor girls were molested on August 12 and 13. On Thursday, August 14, one of the two 4-year-old girls told her grandfather that she was having trouble in her private part and she also told this to her mother. The frightened parents contacted the parents of the other victim girl. They also said that their daughter is also refusing to go to school. After this, when the parents got a medical examination done by a private doctor, the doctor told that both the girls had been sexually assaulted.
However, the parents of the girls who went to the police station to complain about this matter were made to wait for 12 hours. As soon as anger was expressed against the police administration, Senior Police Inspector Shubhada Shitole was transferred in a hurry. Along with this, two new police inspector rank officers were appointed in Badalpur police station.
