Susieben Shah, Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR), criticised the recent incident in which students were molested inside a bus on a school excursion to a mall, calling it highly unsettling. Shah emphasised that schools must take decisive action to prevent such incidents in the future, reported PTI. 

"In this disturbing episode, the school management is fully responsible. There is a need to create a child-friendly atmosphere in schools. The school management must publicly acknowledge that it failed in fulfilling its responsibility," she told reporters, according to the PTI report.