Raj Thackeray Supports Families of Arrested Protesters in Badlapur

MNS chief Raj Thackeray met with the families of those arrested for protesting against the sexual abuse of two girls at a Badlapur school. Thackeray assured support and announced a panel of lawyers to defend the detainees in court. The incident included school vandalism and a ten-hour rail blockade.

MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday met with family members of the persons arrested for participating in protests over the sexual abuse of two girls at a school in Badlapur and assured support.

Thackeray announced a panel of lawyers would defend the persons in police custody in the court, a party functionary said.

A member of the panel announced by Thackeray told reporters that they would fight the cases for free.

Police had registered two FIRs for vandalising the school and staging the rail roko protest.

Hundreds of people, outraged by the alleged sexual abuse of two four-year-old girls by a sweeper and the delay by police in registering the case, stopped the movement of railways at Badlapur for ten hours on August 20.

(With inputs from agencies.)