Police Station: Bombay High Court On Wednesday, an urgent hearing will be held on the request of the accused's father. Sexual assault in Badlapur school Case who was killed in a police encounter on Monday evening while assisting officers of the Thane Crime Branch, even as the post-mortem revealed a bullet wound on the left side of the 24-year-old's head and recorded the cause of death. was 'Hemorrhagic shock' and 'bleeding'.
Based on the Escorting Team's account, Mumbra Police Two cases were registered: one of accidental death report and the other of attempted murder against the victim. Both will be handed over to Maharashtra CID on Wednesday.
Forensic teams inspected the PCR van and visited the crime scene near Mumbra Bypass. They collected blood samples and recovered four shell casings. In his petition before the High Court, the lawyer for the deceased's father sought an urgent hearing, saying that the evidence could be destroyed.
The former school watchman, accused of sexually assaulting two nursery school students, became abusive and aggressive and threatened to kill policemen as he was being taken from Taluja jail to the Thane crime branch office. was He was taken into custody by the Central Unit of Thane Crime Branch in a case of unnatural sex filed by his wife for investigation. When Assistant Inspector Nilesh More alerted Senior Inspector Sanjay Shinde, he stopped near Mumbra and took the accused on the back seat in an attempt to defuse the situation. But the accused suddenly started shouting why are you taking me back what have I done now let me go. He grabbed a gun and opened fire on them before being killed in the return fire.
The five-doctor team conducting the post-mortem at JJ Hospital asked for a full-body X-ray to check for foreign bodies, but none was found, medical sources said. It is known that they collected samples after handwashing with saline, specifically to test for residues. The post-mortem was videographed and the body was handed over to the Mumbra police around 5 pm, officials said. Samples have been sent for forensic tests.
At around 6.15 pm on Monday near Mumbra Bypass, when the accused was being shifted from Taluja Central Jail to Thane Crime Branch under transit remand, police statements said he became increasingly aggressive. .
In his statement (accessed by TOI), Shinde said that the police team, which included himself, API Nilesh More, and two constables, took the accused into custody at 5.30 pm. The accused allegedly snatched PSI Mor's service pistol and fired three rounds, one of which hit Mor in his thigh. He then threatened to kill everyone in the vehicle and fired one round each at Shinde and a constable. In response, Shinde fired a round from his service weapon.
API Nilesh More is currently undergoing treatment for his injuries at Jupiter Hospital and his condition is said to be out of danger. The other two officers involved are said to be under a lot of stress after the incident but are undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
The relatives of the deceased, who were initially refusing to take the body, appeared ready to take it from the hospital. The uncle of the deceased told TOI that his relatives will reach the city by night and they will perform his last rites on Wednesday.
Police sources said that in light of the public anger against the deceased, they would request his family members to perform his last rites at night. For this, the local Badlapur police on Tuesday inspected two crematoriums in Badlapur where cremation can be performed under police protection.