Bombay HC Orders Secluded Burial Site for Badlapur Encounter Victim Akshay Shinde

The court directs police to find a burial spot for Shinde, killed in a disputed police shootout, as local grounds refuse his body.

Akshay Shinde, accused of sexually assaulting two minors, was killed in a police shootout while being transported to Badlapur.
Shinde's family claims the encounter was staged and has sought an independent investigation into his death.
Local burial grounds have refused to accept Shinde's body, prompting the High Court to direct police to find a secluded burial site.
The Bombay High Court emphasized that the decision for burial lies with Shinde's parents, regardless of community customs.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis defended the police's actions as self-defense, while opposition leaders allege political motives behind the encounter.