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Stressing that the Badlapur sexual assault accused was shot in self-defence, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the police "will not clap" if attacked, even as he underscored that he doesn't support "encounters"..
Speaking at India Today's Mumbai Conclave, Fadnavis, however, said the glorification of such incidents should not happen, and a fair investigation would be conducted...
Our police will not clap if attacked, and they shot at the accused in self-defence," Fadnavis said.. Earlier this week, Akshay Shinde, accused of sexually abusing two girls at a Badlapur school, was killed by police in retaliatory firing after he snatched the pistol of a cop and shot at the escorting team when he was being taken to Badlapur from Taloja jail...
With the Maharashtra Assembly polls just weeks away, Fadnavis asserted that the BJP would emerge as the largest party in the election and the Mahayuti alliance would come to power with a full majority...
People have seen through that, and we have gained ground," he said.. Fadnavis, however, acknowledged that the BJP supporters initially didn't approve of the induction of Ajit Pawar's NCP into the Mahayuti government due to its links to alleged corruption...
