Tragedy in India: Sexual Assault on Four-Year-Old Girls

Media reports indicate that internet services have been cut off and schools have been closed for the second consecutive day in a town near Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, as protests rise over alleged sexual assaults on two four-year-old girls. Authorities reportedly arrested a sanitation worker accused of assaulting the students inside a school in Badlapur earlier this week. Angry protesters blocked railway tracks for hours yesterday, demanding justice for the girls, echoing protests organized by doctors and women's groups across the country. The "A.B.P." news channel reported that authorities ordered schools to remain closed and suspended internet services for a second day to suppress any gatherings or protests. The protests in Badlapur, located about 50 kilometers from Mumbai, coincide with demonstrations sweeping the nation following the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata in eastern India.