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00:00today we are sharing a story that will shake you to your core a story so disturbing that it demands

00:07your attention and your anger this incident took place at the rs damani school in shahapur thani

00:14young girls some as young as 10 years old were allegedly forced to strip in front of the school

00:20staff all to check if they were menstruating after blood stains were found in the bathroom

00:26in a progressive state like maharashtra children in a place meant to nurture and protect them

00:32were subjected to this humiliation the trauma this girls faced is unimaginable their dignity

00:38is violated and their trust is shattered now parents are angry and protests are erupting

00:43and arrests have been made but how did this happen and what does it say about the systems

00:49failing our children stay with us as we dive into the heartbreaking details of this shocking incident

00:55they fight for justice and the urgent need to end menstrual stigma in our schools

01:01hello and welcome i am gaurang from rokma times and this story cannot be ignored hit that subscribe

01:08button and let's uncover the truth together on tuesday july 8 2025 at rs damani school in shahapur

01:15thani a routine school day turned into a nightmare for dozens of school girls from classes 5 to 10.

01:22it all began when a female attendant noticed blood stains in a school bathroom a natural occurrence that

01:28should have been handled with sensitivity and care instead what followed was nothing short of horrific

01:34according to the police reports the school's principal and staff took around 125 girls to the school's

01:40convention hall and displayed photos of the blood-stained bathroom tiles on a projector screen

01:46questioning the girls about who was menstruating those who admitted to being on their period were

01:51forced to give thumb impression on your document as if they were criminals but it gets worse for the

01:56girls who said they weren't menstruating some as young as 10 were taking to the washroom where a

02:01female attendant allegedly forced them to strip and physically checked their private parts one girl who

02:08was wearing a sanitary pad as a precaution was scolded by the principal and also was accused of lying and

02:14forced her into giving her thumb impression when parents got to know about all this on wednesday

02:20july 9th they marched towards the rs damani school demanding answers and justice the situation grew so

02:27tense that the shahapur police had to intervene to calm the crowd parents marched to the shahapur police

02:33station staging a sit-in protest shouting slogans against the school and their outrage was justified as one

02:41parent told the media instead of educating our girls about menstruation how can the principal put mental

02:48pressure on them this is an disgusting act now here the parents are correct how can a school a

02:55placement to empower children become the stage for such cruelty going ahead the police acted swiftly and on

03:02wednesday night the principal and a female attendant were arrested and five others including four teachers

03:08and two trustees were booked under serious charges including section 74 and 76 of the bhartiya nai sahita

03:16for outraging modesty and assault as well as the provisions of foxco act which protects children

03:22from sexual offenses on thursday july 10th the accused were sent to a 14-day judicial custody

03:28maharashtra chief minister devinder fadnavis has ordered a thorough probe with minister girish mahajan

03:35assuring that the state assembly will take strict action the maharasar women commission led by chair

03:40person rupali chakangar has also stepped in demanding swift justice and counseling for the

03:47traumatized girls but with four accused still on the run the shahapur police have deployed four teams to

03:52track them down this incident isn't just about one school it's a spotlight on a deeper issue the

03:59persistent stigma around menstruation in india despite progress 68 percent of girls in india face shame or

04:06restrictions during their periods according to the unicef in 2017 a similar incident in uttar pradesh

04:12saw 17 girls stripped by a warden after a blood stain was found in a bathroom door now eight years later

04:19we are still seeing children humiliated for a natural bodily process one that half population experiences

04:27the rs damani school incident is a painful wake-up call for india the trauma forced on these girls

04:34cannot be undone chief minister fadnavis has promised strict action and the women commission is pushing

04:40for counseling and accountability but it's up to all of us to demand a future where child faces no

04:46humiliation again what are your thoughts on this shocking incident how can we protect our children and

04:53end menstrual stigma drop your comments below hit that like button and subscribe to look much time

04:59for more stories that matter we owe it to keep to the girls to keep this conversation alive this is gaurang

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