Badlapur incident: Father of deceased accused petitions Bombay High Court

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court is set to hear on Wednesday the petition of the father of the accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case, Akshay Shinde, who was killed in police "retaliatory firing."
Anna Shinde has in the petition filed on Tuesday through lawyer Amit Katranvare alleged that his son Akshay Shinde was killed in a fake encounter and demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the case.
The encounter of Akshay Shinde by Thane police on September 23 has sparked a controversy between the ruling Mahayuti government and the opposition in the State who are headed for the Assembly polls later this year.
The 23-year-old accused was arrested on August 17, five days after he allegedly sexually abused two girls in a school toilet.
The former school janitor was being brought from Taloja Central Jail to Thane Crime branch office under transit remand when he opened fire on the police with their revolver near the Mumbra bypass. The central unit of the Thane Crime branch had taken custody of the accused in a case that was filed against him by his ex-wife.
Salvi said, "A case of sexual assault with a minor was registered and accused Akshay Anna Shinde was arrested...Another case was filed against him by his wife as well. A special team was constituted for the same. The special team took a transfer warrant from the court and when the accused was being brought to Taloja Central Jail, he opened fire on the police with their revolver...The investigation is underway..."
An FIR has also been registered at the Mumbra police station against the accused, who worked as a janitor at the school, on charges of attempt to murder for opening fire at police officers.
According to information received from Thane Police, Shinde snatched the weapon from a police official and opened fire on him during a bid to escape police custody. He was taken to hospital where he died. Shinde's body was transferred from Kalwa Civic Hospital in Thane to the JJ Hospital for a post-mortem on Tuesday.
Shinde's death has sparked a controversy between the ruling Mahayuti government and the opposition in Maharashtra which is headed for Assembly polls later this year.
On September 20, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted for investigation had filed charge sheets in a special POCSO court in Badlapur, as per the police. The first charge sheet in this case was filed on September 16 this week, and the second charge sheet was filed on September 19.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed to implement the Centre's guidelines on safety and security of children in schools in the states and union territories and asked National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to coordinate with states and union territories and monitor the implementation of the guidelines.
A bench of justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh noted the Centre has notified the guidelines on the safety and security of children in schools and directed the union government to send the copies to chief secretaries or equivalent officers.