Following the massive protest by parents over the Badlapur sexual assault case, several prominent politicians of Maharashtra took to social media to express their anguish over the incident. The leaders also demanded stringent action against the accused and urged the government to fast-track the trial in the case. 

An attendant of a Badlapur school was arrested on August 17 for allegedly sexually abusing two girl students of the kindergarten who are aged three and four years in the school toilet.