The parents of approximately seven to eight children, mostly boys from Stds I to V at Muktangan English School and Junior College, in Parvati, have alleged that these students experienced ragging and sexual harassment by senior students in Stds IX, X, and the junior college. The parents have registered a complaint at Parvati police station, and unknown individuals have been booked under the POCSO Act. The police are trying to identify the accused.

Senior Inspector Jairam Paigude said, “It has now become a political issue.” He added that so far no one has come forward to register a complaint against the school authorities. The issue came to light when Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) party workers, accompanied by around a hundred parents whose children study at the school, stormed its   premises on Monday.