Bombay high court's strong words on Badlapur sexual assault case accused's death: 'Difficult to accept police version'

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Badlapur sexual assault case: Bombay high court said it is very difficult to accept the police version, saying this cannot be termed as an encounter...

Badlapur sexual assault case: The Bombay high court on Wednesday pulled up the Maharashtra Police over the custodial death of Badlapur sexual assault accused Akshay Shinde, saying there appeared to be foul play and an impartial probe was needed into the incident.to..

A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan said if it finds that the probe is not being done properly, then it would be constrained to pass appropriate orders. ..

. Akshay Shinde's father Anna Shinde has in a petition to Bombay high court on Tuesday through lawyer Amit Katranvare alleged that his son was killed in a fake encounter and demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the case..

The Bombay high court also directed for all case papers to be immediately handed over to the Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID), which would be conducting a probe into Shinde's death. ..

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