Kalyan Bar Association Refuses to Defend Badlapur Sexual Abuse Accused

The Kalyan Bar Association has advised its members not to take up the case of the accused in the recent Badlapur sexual abuse incident. The move comes following appeals from Badlapur residents and widespread protests after a school attendant was arrested for sexually abusing two kindergarten girls.

The Kalyan Bar Association in the district on Wednesday appealed to all its members not to accept the brief of the accused arrested in the Badlapur sexual abuse case.

A notice put up at the bar association office said the residents of Badlapur town had appealed lawyers not to defend the accused, and the bar association decided to respond positively.

Massive protests broke out in Badlapur, 53 km from Mumbai, on Tuesday after a school attendant was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two kindergarten girls.

A local court on Wednesday extended his police custody till August 26.

(With inputs from agencies.)