Bombay HC said shoot-out of Akshay Shinde could have been avoided and urged for probe into his death to be carried out in a fair manner.

A division bench, comprising Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan, remarked that if they find the ongoing investigation inadequate.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Maharashtra police over the death of Badlapur sexual assault accused Akshay Shinde in an encounter on Monday. The Division Bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan questioned the Thane police’s claim that Shinde had snatched a policeman’s weapon,

The Bombay High Court expressed skepticism about the police's account of Akshay Shinde's death in a supposed encounter, demanding an impartial investigation and questioning the police's self-defense claims,

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During a hearing on Wednesday, the Bombay High Court expressed skepticism regarding the police's characterization of the incident involving Akshay Shinde, who was killed in a "retaliatory firing." The court noted,

The Bombay High Court questioned the Mumbai police regarding the death of the Badlapur sexual assault accused, Askhay Shinde, and said that the incident could not be "termed an encounter", stressing that a probe should be conducted in a fair and impartial manner.