Akshay Shinde Encounter: Accused's Father approaches HC expressing fear of destroying evidence

Akshay Shinde, the accused in the case of sexual harassment of minor girls in a school in Badlapur, was killed in a police encounter on Monday, September 23. Shinde's father approached the High Court on Tuesday against this encounter. Also, expressing fear of destruction of evidence, demanded an urgent hearing on the petition. The court has also taken cognizance of the petition and scheduled the hearing of the matter in the morning session on Wednesday.

The petition was submitted on behalf of Shinde's father before a bench of Chief Justice Revathi Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan. The court, after hearing brief arguments from his counsel, posted the petition for urgent hearing on Wednesday. At this time, Shinde's lawyers expressed the fear of destroying the evidence regarding this encounter by alleging that Akshay was killed in the encounter to save the original accused in the case.

Meanwhile, the president and secretary of the concerned school approached the High Court on Monday for anticipatory bail. Also, sought relief from arrest. The court, however, refused to grant them any immediate relief and adjourned the hearing of their petition to October 1.

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Shinde was killed to save the main accused?

Former journalist Ketan Tirodkar also filed a petition on Tuesday in connection with the alleged encounter with Akshay Shinde, the main accused in the case. In it, he has claimed that the trustees of the concerned school in Badlapur are involved in human trafficking and child pornography. Tirodkar has also claimed in the petition that on the second day after the sexual assault case was registered, a complaint about another girl's disappearance from the school was filed in the same police station.

Efforts are on to save some major accused in this case. Therefore, the petition has demanded that the investigation of the case should be transferred to the Central Crime Investigation Department. Moreover, Shinde had expressed his desire to meet former IPS officer Meera Borwankar to the police while in jail. The petitioner has also alleged that he was killed in the encounter fearing that the case would turn out differently if the accused appeared before the special committee constituted by the court.