Badlapur sexual assault case: Father of accused Akshay Shinde moves Bombay HC seeking burial spot

NEW DELHI: The father of Akshay Shinde, who was killed in an alleged police encounter earlier this week, has approached the Bombay high court seeking a burial spot for his son.

On Friday, the father's lawyer mentioned the request before a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and M M Sathaye, seeking urgent intervention. The court indicated it would hear the plea in the afternoon.
The father requested the court to direct the local civic body to find a place to bury his son, Akshay Shinde, who was 24 years old.
Shinde was accused of sexually assaulting two minor girls at a school in Badlapur, Thane district and was in custody since last month.
The alleged shootout occurred earlier this week while Shinde was being transported from Taloja jail to Badlapur due to a case filed by his second wife.
During the transport, near the Mumbra Bypass in Thane on Monday evening, Shinde allegedly snatched a policeman's gun, leading to his death in retaliatory police firing.
Shinde's father has filed a petition in the high court, claiming his son was killed in a fake encounter and has requested a high court-monitored probe into the incident.
On Wednesday, Justice Dere's bench questioned the incident and stressed the need for a fair and impartial investigation, stating the incident could have been avoided.
The family stated Shinde had expressed a wish to be buried instead of cremated. His body is currently in the mortuary of a civic hospital in Thane's Kalwa area. The family faces difficulties in finding a burial site due to local opposition.
Earlier, Shinde family's counsel, Amit Katarnavre, told a Marathi news channel, "the constitution provides certain rights for bodies, and they will approach the HC to seek protection for those rights."