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The incident took place on August 12-13, 2024 when two four-year-old girls studying in the pre-primary classes of a prominent co-ed school in Badlapur were allegedly sexually assaulted by a 23-year-old male cleaning staff member inside a girls’ toilet.

The accused in the case was identified as Akshay Shinde. He was arrested by the police on August 17 for the incident that took place in Badlapur town in Maharashtra’s Thane district.

On Tuesday, massive protests erupted at Railway Station against the alleged sexual assault incident. During the protests, local trains at the railway station were stopped as protestors chanted slogans demanding justice.

Shinde was sent to police custody till August 24. He used to have domestic issues with his first wife and was remarried four months ago. Akshay Shinde, who worked as a cleaning staff at a school in Badlapur. His neighbour said his second wife had not been around for many days and he lived with his mother and brother, according to India Today.

Shinde had remarried four months ago while his first wife had left him due to his habits and domestic issues. “The (second) marriage happened around four months back. His first wife had left him due to his habits and domestic issues between them. Also, the second wife hadn’t been seen for the past few days in the area,” the neighbour reportedly said.

The neighbour further said that the whole locality was in shock and ashamed of him. “No one had imagined that such a monster was living here amongst us in this locality,” the neighbour said.  He claimed that Akshay Shinde had been living in the area for the past five years and he had stayed in a different locality. 

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