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

The Bombay High Court criticized the police handling of the Badlapur shootout involving Akshay Shinde, urging for an impartial investigation. The court questioned the circumstances leading to Shinde's death and emphasized that the situation could have been managed without resorting to lethal force.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday grilled the Maharastra police for the killing of Badlapur sexual assault accused Akshay Shinde, who was shot dead in an en

Bombay High Court calls for fair probe into killing of Badlapur sexual assault case accused, questions police actions.

The Bombay High Court is set to hear a petition alleging that Akshay Shinde, accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case, was killed in a fake police encounter. The petition, filed by Shinde's father,

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the probe into the killing of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde in a shoot-out should be carried out in a fair and impartial 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 said it is very difficult to accept the Maharashtra Police version, saying this “cannot be termed as an encounter”.

A contractual sweeper at the school, Shinde was arrested on August 17 even as the crime triggered massive protests in the state. He was killed near Mumbra Bypass in Thane on Monday evening after he allegedly snatched a cop's gun while he was being taken in a police vehicle.

The Bombay High Court will urgently address a petition by Akshay Shinde's father after Shinde, accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case, was