Badlapur Sexual Assault Case: Committee Report Reveals Many Shocking Facts

A two-member committee appointed by the Maharashtra government to investigate the sexual abuse case involving minor girls at a school in Badlapur has revealed many shocking facts in its preliminary report.

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What Exactly Is In the Report?

• The minor girl victim is reported to have sustained an injury of approximately one inch to her private parts.

• It is possible that the minor girl was sexually assaulted multiple times over the past fifteen days.

• The accused, Akshay Shinde, who joined the school as a contract employee on August 1, was recruited without any background check.

• He had unrestricted access to various areas within the school premises, despite not possessing an identity card.

• It needs to be determined whether he was appointed by an outsourced agency or recommended by someone.

• The Child Rights Commission has sent a set of questions to the school administration to gather more information about the failure to handle the case. Responses are expected within the next seven days.

• The committee has questioned why the POCSO Act was not imposed on the school administration sooner. A case under POCSO was registered today.

• The school administration remained silent on the complaint for nearly 48 hours.

• Even after the complaint was lodged, the school administration did not meet with the parents.

• It took the hospital 12 hours to treat the victim.

• The toilet is in a secluded area, far from the staff room, and lacks proper CCTV coverage for security.

• The investigating officer in this case asked the parents, 'Do girls cycle for two hours?' This indicates a lack of sensitivity and knowledge in handling such sensitive cases.