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In the Badlapur encounter case, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Maharashtra Police over the custodial death of Badlapur rape accused Akshay Shinde, saying that there appears to be foul play and a fair investigation is needed into the incident. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan said that if the investigation is not being conducted properly, it will be constrained to pass appropriate orders.
The Bombay High Court has expressed hope that there will be a fair investigation in this case. He warned the Maharashtra government that if he finds anything untoward, he will be forced to take action. After the court's questions, the Maharashtra Police seems to be hesitating. Apart from this, the court has directed that the CCTV footage of the deceased's parents should also be kept safe. The court will hold the next hearing on October 3.
Let us know what questions the court asked the Maharashtra government
- The Bombay High Court asked the police how the lock of the pistol was opened. The court was told that the pistol was not locked when the police officers were in the car.
- The court heard that he asked where the pistol was, to which the police replied that it was on the left side. The court says this is hard to believe.
- Bombay High Court asked Maharashtra Police, why was he shot in the head? Police has been trained. They know exactly where to shoot. The court said that he could have been shot in the hand or leg.
- The court said that four policemen were present at the time of the incident. The court asked how is it possible that four policemen cannot control a weak man.
- The High Court said that this was not an encounter. Show us the injury certificate of the police officer, have the papers been sent to Human Rights?
- He has instructed the police to call for a forensic report to find out where the bullet was fired from? Where did the bullet go after leaving the head? Where did the bullet hit?
- The court asked, is the person who fired the shot a 1992 batch police officer? Is any police officer involved in that incident present here? Police said that at present ACP level officers of CID are investigating the case.
- He said that a forensic report should be sought to find out where the bullet was fired from and where it went after leaving the head.
- Asked if the weapons were confiscated as per procedure, where are they now? The public prosecutor said they were confiscated on September 24 and sent for forensics.
- The court asked, show us in whose presence the hands were washed? Has the crime scene been sealed to prevent tampering? The police said that a hand washing drive was carried out at JJ Hospital and the crime scene has been sealed. The court has directed that all policemen wash their hands and take their fingerprints.