Maharashtra. Who can forget the Badlapur rape case of Maharashtra? This case shook the whole country. On Wednesday, September 23, Akshay Shinde, the accused of exploiting minor girls in Badlapur, died in a police encounter.
According to the police, while being taken for investigation, the accused snatched a revolver from a policeman in Thane and started firing. The police fired in self-defense. Shinde was killed in the firing. After this incident, the politics of Maharashtra has heated up and opposition leaders are raising questions on this encounter (Badlapur encounter). With this, a round of allegations and counter-allegations has started between the ruling Mahayuti government and the opposition and it is being said to be a ploy to destroy evidence because the school in which this incident took place is owned by a BJP leader.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aditya Thackeray has asked 3 questions to the Eknath Shinde government of Maharashtra. He has asked where are the trustees of Badlapur school. Why is BJP protecting them? On the other hand, raising questions on the encounter (Badlapur encounter), former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that it is not possible for a person wearing handcuffs to fire a bullet. NCP MP Supriya Sule said that the incident is a “complete failure of law enforcement and justice system” in Maharashtra, while Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan called it a “black day for Maharashtra Police”.
According to the police, 24-year-old Akshay was taken from Taloja jail to Badlapur for investigation at around 5 pm on Wednesday. While returning, at around 6:15 pm, on Thane’s Mumbra bypass, the accused snatched the revolver from the waist of Assistant Police Inspector (API) Nilesh More and fired three rounds at the policemen. This encounter lasted for a full 10 minutes. After this, the SIT team reached the place where the encounter took place (Badlapur encounter).
