Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) MP Supriya Sule expressed outrage over the handling of the Badlapur sexual assault case involving two minor girls, calling the government’s actions "shocking." Sule criticized the initial delay in filing the FIR and the subsequent death of the prime accused, Akshay Shinde, in police custody.
"The Mahayuti Government's approach to the Badlapur sexual assault case of two minor girls is shocking! Delay in the filing of FIR first, and now the prime accused is killed in custody! This is an absolute breakdown of law enforcement and justice system. This is inexcusable, it deprives the people of Maharashtra of justice," Sule wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Shinde was killed in a police encounter on Monday evening while being transported from Taloja Jail to Badlapur on transit remand. According to reports, he allegedly snatched a gun from a police officer and opened fire at Assistant Police Inspector (API) Nilesh More during the transport.
Initial reports suggested that Shinde had attempted suicide with the snatched weapon; however, later sources clarified that he had fired at the police, prompting their return fire in self-defence.