SIT to conduct identification parade of accused in Badlapur sexual assault case

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 27 (ANI): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday announced that it would conduct the identification parade of the accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case. The identification parade will be conducted int the presence of the Executive Magistrate, where the victims would be identifying the accused.

After the identification of the accused, SIT has also been will prepare a psychological profile of the accused, which would help in further investigation of the case.

On August 23, the special investigation team (SIT) for Badlapur sexual assault against minors registered an FIR against the school authorities, for not complying with the provisions of Section 19 of the POCSO Act, which mandates that every authority, when they come to know about any such kind of sexual assault against minors, are obligated to report this to police authorities for further action.

Under the leadership of the deputy director of the Mumbai region, the investigation team has been probing the Badlapur incident. People from various departments are involved in the investigation.

Notably, a report prepared by the Women and Child Welfare Department and the Education Ministry in the sexual abuse case of Badlapur was handed over to Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Monday.

Earlier today, Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar said that the CCTV footage of the school from the last 15 days had been missing.

Kesarkar said, “The CCTV footage of the last 15 days is missing from the school. It is important to investigate why the footage has gone missing and what the motive behind it is.”

He also called for the installation of panic buttons in schools just like CCTVs.

“Just like CCTVs, panic buttons can also be installed…A panic button can also be installed in the hostels. It is an advanced technology,” said Kesarkar while addressing a press conference in Mumbai.

Earlier on Monday, the accused in the sexual assault case were sent for judicial custody for a period of 14 days by the Kalyan Court.