Internet services suspended in Badlapur, 72 arrested for violence during protest

Court extends police custody of Badlapur sexual abuse case accused till Aug 26

A day after a massive protest was held over alleged sexual abuse of two girls, internet services at Badlapur in Maharashtra’s Thane district were suspended on Wednesday.

As many as 72 persons have been arrested in connection with the violence during the protest, according to officials.

At least 17 city police personnel and eight railway cops were injured in the incidents of stone-pelting at the railway station and other parts of Badlapur during the protest on Tuesday, officials said.

Police have been deployed in large numbers across Badlapur to maintain law and order, and the situation in the town is back to normal.

The Maharashtra education department on Wednesday asked all schools in the state to install CCTV cameras within a month,while the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has called for a “Maharashtra bandh” on August 24 to protest. The Kalyan Bar Association has appealed to all its members not to accept the brief of the accused arrested in the case.