THANE: Akshay Shinde (23), the man accused of sexually assaulting two girls at a private school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra died in retaliatory firing by police after he snatched a cop's gun and opened fire on Monday, officials said. Akshay, who worked as a sweeper in the school, snatched the revolver of one of the policemen taking him from Taloja jail to Badlapur. He was taken to a hospital in Kalwa where he succumbed to his injuries. An assistant police inspector, injured in the firing by Akshay, is undergoing treatment at the hospital. Massive protests had erupted on streets and at local railway station last month after two minor girls were allegedly sexually assaulted by Akshay at the toilet of the school in Thane district. The school had appointed Akshay on a contractual basis to clean their toilets on August 1. The two minors were allegedly abused in the school toilet on August 12. Here are details on what unfolded on Monday:
What happened on Monday- 3.30pm | Parents of Badlapur sex assault case accused meet him in Taloja jail
- 5.30pm | Thane crime branch’s central unit takes his custody from jail for probe into another case related to unnatural sex filed by his first wife
- 6pm to 6.15pm | As van reaches Mumbra bypass en route to the crime branch office, he snatches a cop’s revolver and starts firing, claim cops
- Sanjay Shinde, senior inspector, returns fire, hitting him in the temple. He dies in hospital. API Nilesh More injured in his thigh, in hospital
- 7pm | Accused declared dead at Kalwa hospital
Badlapur school sexual assault case- Aug 16 | Parents of two nursery students approach local MNS functionary who takes them to Badlapur (East) police station to report sexual assault by school staffer on Aug 12
- Aug 17 | The youth arrested after a sexual assault FIR is filed over 11 hours after parents of two girls approach Badlapur (E) police station
- Aug 20 | Citizens call for city bandh; parents and citizens protest and vandalise school, later protest at Badlapur railway station for over 10 hours demanding that the accused be hanged in public
- State forms SIT to probe case
- Aug 23 | SIT adds Pocso sections against school principal, secretary, chairman for not reporting crime
- Sept 12 | Accused’s first wife files case related to unnatural sex against him
- Sept 16 & 19 | SIT files chargesheets related to students
'I have preliminary information that the incident occurred when police were bringing him for investigation in a fresh case filed by his wife related to sexual assault' —
Chief minister Eknath Shinde'My son cannot kill a mosquito, then how will he fire at the police?'—
Accused’s mother(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)