– Massive protests in Badlapur over the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by a cleaner of a local school
– Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announces senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as special public prosecutor in the case
– Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde orders high-level probe and formation of a Special Investigation Team
– Suspension of three police officers, including a senior police officer, following the incident
– Protests disrupt local train services, leading to diversion of several long distance trains
– State Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar says probe ongoing to find out why CCTV cameras were not working
– National Human Rights Commission takes suo moto cognisance of the case and seeks detailed report
– UBT Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi condemns the incident and urges approval of Maharashtra Shakti Criminal Law
– Accused allegedly sexually assaulted the girls on August 12-13 in the girls’ toilet
– The accused was hired on August 1, 2024, on a contractual basis by the school authorities.