"A Layman Cannot...": High Court Questions Cops On Badlapur Accused Death | Read

Two days after Badlapur sex assault accused Akshay Shinde was shot dead in custody, the Bombay High Court asked tough questions to police about the circumstances leading to the 24-year-old's death. The court was hearing a petition by Shinde's father, who has alleged that his son was killed in a fake encounter and has demanded a probe by a Special Investigation Team.

Akshay Shinde (24) was accused of sexually assaulting two minor girls at a school in Badlapur where he worked as a sweeper. He was being taken from Taloja Jail to Badlapur Monday when he snatched a policeman's pistol and opened fire. An assistant inspector was injured and Shinde was killed in retaliatory firing, police have said.