In Badlapur town, Akshay Shinde, who was accused of sexually assaulting two girls at a local school, was shot by the police. The shooting occurred during an encounter, following the police’s efforts to apprehend him.
Akshay Shinde, accused of sexually assaulting two girls at a school in Badlapur, Thane district, was shot dead by police. The incident happened after Shinde grabbed a revolver from an officer and fired at the police. Earlier, the Thane crime branch had taken him into custody from Taloja jail at 5:30 PM, based on a production warrant related to a new case filed by his wife.
Akshay Shinde was accused of sexually assaulting two minor girls at a school in Badlapur town of Thane district.
He was being taken to Thane for investigation. When the vehicle reached near Mumbra bypass, Shinde snatched the revolver of one of the officers in the vehicle and fired two to three rounds, injuring the officer. In response, another officer opened fire on Shinde, fatally injuring him.
Badlapur sexual assault horror
Massive protests erupted on streets and at local railway station last month after two minor girls were allegedly sexually assaulted by Shinde at the toilet of the school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra’s Thane district.
The school had appointed 23-year-old Shinde on a contractual basis to clean their toilets on August 1. But within 10 days of joining, he allegedly sexually assaulted two girls on different days.
The Maharashtra government set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the case.
Maharashtra’s Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis ordered the immediate suspension of the senior police inspector, assistant sub-inspector, and head constable from Badlapur police station for delaying action in the early stages of the case.
The school management also suspended the principal, a class teacher, and a female attendant over the incident.
On September 3, the Bombay High Court directed the police to build a strong case and not rush to file a charge sheet under public pressure. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan stressed the importance of educating boys, with Justice Dere saying, “Educate boys to protect girls,” modifying the government slogan.