India, Jan. 25 -- A shocking sexual assault on a four-year-old girl by a school van driver in Badlapur on Thursday has prompted the Maharashtra government to initiate steps to bring all pre-primary schools in the state under its regulatory framework.

Pankaj Bhoyar, minister of state for home and school education, said in Nagpur on Saturday, "The state government will soon bring all pre-primary schools under its jurisdiction. It has been brought to the notice of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and instructions have been issued to draft a law to regulate the sector."

Confirming action in the Badlapur case, Bhoyar said the accused has been arrested, the vehicle seized, and the van's permit suspended.

Meanwhile, Badlapur sub-corporator ch...