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Protests Erupt in Badlapur Following Sexual Assault Allegations: Two School Trustees Arrested

Thane (Maharashtra) In a latest news in the Badlapur sexual assault case, two school trustees Tushar Apte arrests Uday Kotwal by Thane Crime Branch.The trustees had been missing for more than a month after the case was reported in August 2024,where a sweeper of a school sexually assaulted two minor girls. It is considered to be a major development in the investigation process that they have been arrested.

The main accused Akshay Shinde who was nabbed earlier in the case was shot dead in a police encounter and died in September during his transit from Taloja Jail to another location. Based on police records, Shinde fired a police’s gun after reportedly wresting it from him, and was killed during the subsequent police shooting. This incident stirred the political the Opposition demanded that Maharashtra government for answer regarding the encounter hinting that law and order has failed. It took several distressing years and concerns in finding a burial place for Shinde that his family moved the court for permission to be buried since they seemed to be struggling to find where he was buried.

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The severe incident inspired very huge populace anger which saw massive protests across the Badlapur city. Being irate by such assault, the protesters threatened  by preventing railway tracks at Badlapur station and attacked the school connected to the case. Stone pelting and instances of vehicle breaking started and police became a part of it and used mild lathi charge to control the crowd. Something like 30 individuals were rounded up in connection with the violence, and a case was filed against 2000 people. Furthermore, Kirol administration had reinforced strict security to bring order as well as prohibited Internet connection in Badlapur.

Police arrest of the trustees has been considered as a breakthrough and the case is being investigated by a team otherwise known as a Special Investigating Team (SIT). Earlier, Bombay High Court had discharged both Apte and Kotwal and also rejected the bail petitioner’s petition. They will now be interrogated again by the SIT since it is still investigating the roles and responsibilities of the school in the tragedy.

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