Badlapur Sex Assault Accused, Shot Dead, Charged For Attacking Cops

A contractual sweeper at the school in Badlapur, Akshay Shinde was arrested on August 17, five days after he allegedly sexually abused the two girls in the school toilet.

The Thane police have registered a case of attempt to murder against Badlapur sexual assault crime accused Akshay Shinde, after he allegedly opened fire at cops, and also filed a case of his accidental death, officials said on Tuesday.

Akshay Shinde was being taken to Badlapur in Maharashtra's Thane district from Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai on Monday evening in connection with an FIR registered against him on the complaint of his former wife when the firing incident took place, which resulted in his death, police earlier said.

Akshay Shinde, 24, was accused of sexually assaulting two minor girls at a school in Badlapur.