Thane: The members of the family of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde have challenged the police declare that he fired at a policeman first following which cops fired in self-defence which led to his dying.

Shinde’s kin additionally claimed that police pressured him for a confession within the sexual assault case.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday evening stated a high-level probe has been ordered into the incidents resulting in Shinde’s dying.

Shinde’s physique was taken from the Kalwa civic hospital in Thane to the state-run J J Hospital in neighbouring Mumbai for postmortem on Tuesday morning, a senior Thane police official stated.

The post-mortem was being performed on the J J hospital, he added.

Shinde, 24, was accused of sexually assaulting two minor ladies at a college in Badlapur city of Thane district.

A contractual sweeper on the faculty in Badlapur, Shinde was arrested on August 17, 5 days after he allegedly sexually abused the 2 ladies within the faculty bathroom.

He was killed close to Mumbra Bypass in Thane on Monday night when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman whereas he was being ferried in a police car as a part of a probe right into a case registered in opposition to him on the criticism of his former spouse, an official earlier stated.

After he shot and injured an API, one other officer from the police escort workforce fired at him, and he was declared lifeless by medical doctors on the Kalwa civic hospital, the official stated.

However, his members of the family have challenged the idea that Shinde fired on the policeman first and later the cops retaliated.

“It is wrong to say that he first snatched the gun of a policeman and fired at him, and later the police fired at him in self-defence,” Shinde’s mom and uncle advised reporters outdoors the Kalwa hospital on Monday evening.

“The police got the confessional statement written by him under pressure to the effect that he has committed the crime. What they got written from him, he only knows,” they claimed.

Akshay Shinde’s father Anna Shinde stated an inquiry must be performed into his son’s killing.

His mom and uncle alleged it was a conspiracy by police and administration of the Badlapur faculty.

They claimed Akshay had advised his kin that he was being overwhelmed up police in custody and he additionally despatched a discount searching for cash.

His mom and uncle questioned the police model and asserted he couldn’t have snatched the weapon of a policeman.

He was not depressed, they added.

“The police have killed our child. The school management must also be probed. The police got him to write something but we don’t know what it is, only he knew it,” the kin additional alleged.

“My son was afraid of bursting crackers and crossing the road. How can he shoot at policemen?” Akshay’s mom requested.

His members of the family additionally stated he ought to have been taken to the courtroom for trial within the case in opposition to him, and the way did the police shoot him lifeless.

“The charges (in cases against Akshay) are not proved,” they stated.

Akshay’s mom stated he used to ask her when he will probably be launched.

Some movies displaying the physique being taken for the post-mortem on Tuesday surfaced on social media.

Akshay’s dad and mom have been additionally seen ready outdoors the locked gates of the well-guarded Kalwa civic hospital to have a glimpse of their lifeless son, however in useless.

No one was allowed close to the room the place the physique was stored within the Kalwa hospital after medical doctors pronounced Shinde lifeless.

The space across the hospital was a fortress with numerous police personnel deployed there.

Meanwhile, NCP (SP) Kalwa-Mumbra MLA Jitendra Awhad additionally challenged the police model and termed it as “baseless”.

“How can a handcuffed accused snatch the revolver of a policeman and fire at him, when five more policemen are around,” Awhad advised a TV channel.

He claimed the ruling occasion will take full credit score for your entire incident within the upcoming state meeting elections.

“It is for sure that they have planned and killed him,” Awhad additional claimed.

He stated everybody is aware of who the varsity belongs to the place the sexual abuse incident had taken place. “Who is that Apte?” he questioned.�