North News
Chandigarh, August 20
In a shocking crime against minors, hundreds of outraged parents and locals gathered at Badlapur railway station around 8 am on Tuesday, blocking train movement in protest against the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls at a school in Maharashtra’s Thane district, according to media reports. The parents, demanding strict action, have been staging a blockade at the station since morning. The school management in Badlapur, Thane district, has suspended the principal and two staff members in connection with the alleged abuse, the Hindustan Times reported.
The protest has disrupted train services on both up and down routes since 8 am. On August 17, Thane Police arrested a school attendant for allegedly abusing the two kindergarten girls, aged three and four years, as quoted by the news agency.
