Badlapur Akshay Shinde Encounter: Sanjay Shinde has previously worked in the Anti-Extortion Cell of Thane Police’s Crime Branch.
Badlapur Akshay Shinde Encounter: Akshay Shinde, the accused in the case of sexual assault in a private school in Badlapur that rocked the state (Badlapur School Crime News), died in a sudden encounter with the police on Monday evening. A new controversy has erupted due to this sensational incident.
Akshay Shinde was taken into custody from Taloja Jail on the basis of transit remand and brought to Thane on Monday evening at 6:45 pm . Suddenly, he snatched the revolver from Assistant Police Inspector Nilesh More who was sitting next to him in the vehicle and opened fire. More was seriously injured. Fearing that Akshay Shinde might run away, CIU Senior Police Inspector Sanjay Shinde fired 3 bullets from his revolver towards Akshay Shinde. He was seriously injured. Doctors declared him dead after being taken to Kalwa Municipal Hospital.
Who is Sanjay Shinde who shot at Akshay Shinde?
Police Inspector Sanjay Shinde has previously worked with former police officer and encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma. Sanjay Shinde has previously worked in the Anti-Extortion Cell of Thane Police’s Crime Branch. It was headed by the then IPS Pradeep Sharma.
Sanjay Shinde in the team that arrested Iqbal Kaskar-
Pradeep Sharma was known as an encounter specialist in the Mumbai Police. He is said to have tackled more than 300 criminals during his career. They specifically targeted gangsters associated with the Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan gangs in the 1990s. Sanjay Shinde was also part of the team that arrested Iqbal Kaskar, brother of gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Sanjay Shinde has also worked in Mumbai Police earlier. Currently, he is part of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the state government to investigate the Badlapur rape case.
What are the charges against Sanjay Shinde?
There have been some allegations against Sanjay Shinde in the past. Sanjay Shinde was suspended after murder accused Vijay Palande absconded from police custody. Sanjay Shinde was accused of helping Palande to escape. Shinde’s uniform was also found in Palande’s car. Then in 2014, Mumbai Police hired Sanjay Shinde again.
