Misuse of handicapped toilet leads to complaint
The toilet meant for the disabled was occupied and the person at the counter told me that two women are bathing inside, says Rawat
The use or misuse of public toilets reserved for handicapped is a punishable offence. This lesson was what Sulabh Shauchalaya contractors at Thane railway station learnt last week after a handicapped passenger Ajit Singh Rawat lodged a police case.
On January 20, Rawat, 39, a resident of Ambernath who runs private coaching classes in Navi Mumbai was, went to the Sulabh Shauchalay near platform no. 10 of Thane railway station. “The toilet meant for the disabled was occupied and the person at the counter told me that two women are bathing inside,” said Rawat. Rawat then approached the GRP, who guided him to go to Kopri police station.
The police have lodged a case against Suresh Verma, 36, J M Mandal, 31, Mohidoor Qudoos, 26 and the contractor whose name is not clear under relevant sections of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.