Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced a special investigation team (SIT), headed by a senior woman officer, to probe the alleged sexual harassment of a minor girl at a coaching class in Beed.

As reported by PTI, NCP legislator Chetan Tupe has also raised the issue through a point of information in the state assembly. Tupe, while concerned about the incident, said that two people had been arrested and remanded to three-day police custody. He said the person protecting the accused needs to be unmasked.

Chetan Tupe, in the ongoing Maharashtra Monsoon assembly session, asked, "Who is protecting the accused?"