Massive protests erupted on streets and at local railway station last month after two minor girls were allegedly sexually assaulted by Shinde at the toilet of the school in Thane district

Akshay Shinde snatched a police officer's weapon and opened fire at the cops. The officials retaliated, during which he sustained critical injuries.

Mumbai: In a dramatic development, the man accused of sexually assaulting two little schoolgirls in Maharashtra’s Badlapur town was on Monday shot dead by police after he fired at them. According to police, the accused Akshay Shinde snatched an officer’s revolver and opened fire on the cops when he was being taken from Taloja jail […]

The police reported that Shinde grabbed the firearm from an officer while being transported in a police vehicle around 5:30 pm. A gunfight ensued, during which he was fatally shot. | OpIndia News

An official said Akshay Shinde, who worked as a cleaner at the school, was being taken to Badlapur from Taloja jail for investigation.

Sanjay Shinde has previously worked with the anti-extortion cell of the Thane Police Crime Branch, then headed by suspended cop Pradeep Sharma, who was known as an 'encounter specialist'.

Badlapur sexual assault case: Family members of Akshay Shinde have challenged the police claim that he fired at a policeman first following which cops fired in self-defence which led to his death

The 23-year-old man accused of raping two nursery school girls in Badlapur, Maharashtra was shot dead by cops after he snatched a constable's gun and fired at a police officer, the police have said.

The family members of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde have challenged the police claim that he fired at a policeman first following which cops fired in self-defence which led to his death.

Mumbai: The police team involved in the encounter of Badlapur rape accused Akshay Shinde included Sanjay Shinde, who in the past worked with suspended former cop Pradeep Sharma, known as an ‘encounter specialist’. Akshay Shinde was arrested on August 17 for allegedly raping two nursery girls in the school’s toilet in Badlapur in Thane. Sanjay Shinde who […]

A man arrested for sexually abusing two girls at a school in Badlapur fired at a policeman and was injured in retaliatory firing

Badlapur sexual assault case: Man accused of sexual assault dies in police firing after snatching gun, sparking protests and calls for investigation.

A team of forensic science experts on Tuesday examined the police vehicle, in which Shinde was allegedly shot by a cop on Monday evening, they said. Shinde, 24, was accused of sexually assaulting two minor girls at a school in Badlapur town of Thane district.

Akshay Shinde, who sexually abused two kindergarten girls at a school in Badlapur, was shot dead in a police encounter after he snatched a gun from a policeman and opened fire. Here's a timeline of the events from the Badlapur incident to the encounter.

The death of Akshay Shinde -- the man accused of raping two four-year-olds in Badlapur -- in police firing this evening is snowballing into a controversy ahead of the assembly elections in Maharashtra.

Akshay Shinde grabbed a revolver from a police personnel and shot at the cop. Other police personnel present there shot back at Shinde in retaliatory firing, after which he was grievously injured.

The mother of the 24-year-old school sweeper, who is accused of raping two nursery girls in Maharashtra's Badlapur, has challenged the police claim of the events that led to his death in custody yesterday.

Thane, Sep 23 (IANS): In a shocking development, Akshay Shinde -- the prime accused in the sensational Badlapur rape case of two nursery school girls in August -- met a grisly end in a sensational police encounter after a gunfight with cops, here on Monday. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis .....

Speaking to India Today/Aajtak, Alka Shinde, the mother of the Badlapur rape accused, said that her son was killed as part of a "big conspiracy" and the family will not accept the body until there is an investigation into the entire incident.

Akshya Shinde is accused of sexually assaulting two four-year-old girls in a school toilet in Maharashtra's Badlapur.