The Bombay High Court (HC) strongly criticised the Sakinaka police and directed them to assign a female constable from the Nirbhaya Squad to safeguard schoolgirls who have reportedly faced harassment from a group of minor boys over several months. Justice R P Mohitey Dhere and Justice Manjusha Ajay Deshpande presided over the case, with the bench instructing the Sakinaka police to ensure the presence of a Nirbhaya Squad constable whenever the girls attend school or tuition.

On January 19 mid-day had highlighted a group of minor boys indulged in constant harassment of the girls from school in Sakinaka. The girls alleged that the boys often stalked them and even threw eggs at them when confronted. Neither the cops nor the school authorities helped the distressed girls despite repeated complaints. The family then approached the HC seeking its intervention.