Badlapur sexual assault opens fire at police, shot dead

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday defended the police action of shooting the Badlapur sexual assault accused dead after he fired at them.

“He (Akshay Shinde) was taken for investigation as his ex-wife has registered a case of sexual assault. He fired on a police personnel, Nilesh More who got injured and has been admitted to hospital. Police in self-defence took that action. More information will come out after investigation,” ANI quoted the chief minister as saying.

Akshay Shinde, 23, was shot dead by the police after he fired at them while being taken to Thane by the Thane Crime Branch for investigation near Mumbra bypass.