The Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed Tushar Apte, the then secretary of a school and a co-accused in the Badlapur sexual abuse case, as a `co-opted` councillor in the Kulgaon-Badlapur Municipal Council in Thane district.

Council chairperson Ruchita Ghorpade has confirmed Apte`s appointment. He was greeted after the process of selecting five co-opted councillors of the municipal council was completed on Friday.