Akshay Shinde, accused of sexually abusing two nursery school girls in Maharashtra's Badlapur, was shot dead by police after allegedly seizing a constable's gun and firing at officers during his transfer from Taloja jail.

Mumbai: The killing of the accused in the Badlapur school sexual molestation case, Akshay Shinde, 24, in a so-called encounter by police, has opened a can of worms. The Badlapur police have a lot of answering to do. Shinde was being escorted from Taloja Central Jail to Badlapur on Monday when the incident took place, around 6 pm at Mumbra Bypass.

While Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Deputy Devendra Fadnavis are defending the police action, the accused's family and opposition parties are claiming foul play in the police's version.

Shiv Sena workers celebrated the death of Akshay Shinde, accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case, in an alleged police encounter. Celebrations included bursting firecrackers and distributing sweets.

Mumbai: A day after Akshay Shinde, the main accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case involving two nursery school students was shot dead, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi mounted a major offensive on the Eknath Shinde-led Maha Yuti dispensation by picking up loopholes in the police version.

In the ongoing investigation of Akshay Shinde`s alleged self-defence encounter, Thane police have transferred the case to the State CID for further inquiry. The Thane police have also notified the State CID,

MP Sanjay Raut and former cabinet minister Aaditya Thackeray have targeted the state government over the police encounter of Akshay Shinde, who was accused in the Badlapur child sexual abuse case. Sanjay Raut alleged that there must be sensational information in the police statement regarding Shinde,

The petition will be heard by a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday.

Akshay Shinde (24) was shot inside the police van near the Mumbra Bypass when he was being escorted from the Taloja Jail to Badlapur for investigations. Mumbai: A day after Akshay Shinde was shot dead by the police in an encounter,

Akshay Shinde, accused of sexually assaulting two girls at a school in Badlapur town, was shot dead in an encounter with police.