Thane, Sep 29 (PTI) The body of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde was buried in a crematorium in Ulhasnagar in Thane district on Sunday, a police official said.
The burial took place at Shantinagar crematorium at around 6pm amid heavy police bandobast as the site had seen protests from some local residents and outfits who were opposing the move, the official added.
Shinde was shot dead at around 6:15pm on September 23 at Mumbra Bypass while being taken to Badlapur from Taloja Jail in connection with the probe into a case filed on the complaint of his former wife.
As per police, he snatched the pistol of an API and fired, leaving the latter injured, following which he was gunned down by an officer leading the escort team.
His body was lying in Kalwa civil hospital morgue since then, with efforts by police and kin to find a burial place facing hurdles, including protests from residents and outfits like the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and the Shiv Sena.
Shinde was arrested on August 17 for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls in a school in Badlapur some days earlier.
Badlapur Case: Deceased Accused's Father Seeks Police Protection; Writes To Shah, Fadnavis
The father of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde, who was shot dead on September 23, has sought police protection for himself and kin claiming they were getting threats.
In a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, state DGP Rashmi Shukla and Navi Mumbai Police Commissioner Milind Bharambe, Anna Shinde also alleged his son was killed in a conspiracy for political gains.
"My family and I have been receiving threats," Anna said in his letter, adding his lawyer Amit Katarnavre and the latter's family too have been receiving threats.
In view of the threats, all of them should be given police protection, Anna Shinde said in the letter.
Akshay Shinde, 24, was arrested last month for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls at a school in Badlapur town in Thane district.
Akshay Shinde was shot dead after he snatched the gun of an API near Mumbra Bypass here and fired while being taken in a police vehicle as part of the probe into a case filed on the complaint of his former wife.
Anna Shinde had filed a petition in Bombay High Court claiming his son was killed in a fake encounter and had sought an HC-monitored probe into his death.
Meanwhile, BJP MLA Kisan Kathore on Friday said Akshay Shinde's corpse must not be buried in Badlapur as it would attach "stigma" to the town.
"People of Badlapur are good citizens and do not want this stigma attached to them. Our residents have no intention of allowing his burial here. Whatever has happened has happened, it should not define us," Kathore, MLA from Murbad in the district, told a regional news channel.
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