The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recently directed the Principal Secretary, Department of Education of Maharashtra as well as District Magistrate of Parbaani to submit their response with regard to payment of monetary relief or compensation to the two minor student victims of sexual abuse and ragging in a Ved Pathsala, under victim compensation scheme of the State government or any other benevolent scheme of government of Maharashtra within four weeks. Acting on the petition filed by seasoned human rights activist, civil rights lawyer and Supreme Court advocate, Radhakanta Tripathy, the NHRC passed the order. Tripathy has alleged that two victims, the children of the age group of 9-10 years were ragged and their private parts being tied with Manja (string) by the accused.

The incident occurred at the Ganesh Ved Pathshala, located on Basmat Road in Parbhani, 500 km from Mumbai, between August 26 and September 12, 2018, and it came to light when parents of the two victims complained to the police about it. The NHRC in its order stated that the Commission was pained and took a serious note of the non-responsive attitude of the Principal Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai, and some strict action is warranted in this case. Pursuant to the directions of the Commission, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, Mumbai, in a report stated that the victim Swanand Nilesh Udar, aged about nine years, was studying in Ved Pathshala School, Akash Nagar, Parbhani, Maharashtra. The accused, two juveniles who were studying in the same school slapped and bit the victim. The accused insulted and ragged him for not reciting 'Shloka' properly and tied the victim's private part with 'Manja' string.