Just like CCTVs, panic buttons can also be installed, says Maharashtra Minister

Amid the outrage over the alleged Badlapur sexual assault case Maharashtra Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Monday said that just like CCTVs in schools panic buttons can also be installed to ensure womens safety reported news agency ANIJust like CCTVs in schools panic buttons can also be installedA panic button can also be installed in the hostelsIt is an advanced technology said Kesarkar while addressing a press conference in Mumbai reported ANIUnder the leadership of the deputy director of the Mumbai region the investigation team probed the Badlapur incident People from various departments were involved in the investigation The police will decide under which sections the cases will be filed The people who have been found negligent have been identified as coaccused They also have to face consequences said the Maharashtra Education Minister reported ANILashing out at the opposition he said The people who are criticising now have not done anything during their regime We are initiating many actions reported ANIMeanwhile Shiv Sena UBT leader Priyanka Chaturvedi criticised the Maharashtra government As expected CCTV images since the day of the crime in the Badlapur assault case are missing as per a report quoting Minister Deepak Kesarkar How can the school be allowed to get away with such criminality Is it because of the connections that the management enjoys with the MahaJhoothi Sarkar Justice for our girls is a must she said in a post on XAs expected CCTV images since the day of the crime in the Badlapur assault case is missing as per India Today report quoting Min Deepak KesarkarHow can the school be allowed to get away with such criminality Is it because of the connections that the management enjoys withhellipmdash Priyanka Chaturvedi priyankac19 August 26 2024Notably a report prepared by the Women and Child Welfare Department and the Education Ministry in the Badlapur sexual assault case was handed over to Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar on MondayEarlier the special investigation team SIT for Badlapur sexual assault against minors registered an FIR against the school authorities for not complying with the provisions of Section 19 of the POCSO Act which mandates that every authority when they come to know about any such kind of sexual assault against minors are obligated to report this to police authorities for further actionThe alleged Badlapur sexual assault case of two fourthgrade girls at a school in Maharashtras Badlapur has sparked outrage On August 17 police arrested an attendant of the school for allegedly abusing the girlsEarlier on August 23 the special investigation team SIT for Badlapur sexual assault against minors registered an FIR against the school authorities for not complying with the provisions of section 19 of the POCSO Act which mandates that every authority when they come to know about any such kind of sexual assault against minors are obligated to report this to police authorities for further action said SITThe police were not informed by the school authorities and that is why the school authorities have been booked under section 21 of the POCSO Act which is punishment for violation of section 19 of the same Act stated SITThe SIT also recorded the statements of both the minor victims along their parentsWith inputs from ANI