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Mid-day Special | Badlapur Encounter: Legal fallout and long-term impact of extra-judicial killings

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Updated on: 04 October,2024 09:07 PM IST  |  Mumbai
Sanjana Deshpande | sanjana.deshpande@mid-day.com

The recent encounter of Akshay Shinde has once again spotlighted the issue of extra-judicial killings in the country. Legal experts and human rights activist share the legal perspective and long-term consequences of such encounters

Mid-day Special | Badlapur Encounter: Legal fallout and long-term impact of extra-judicial killings

Akshay Shinde

On September 23 evening, the Thane Police shot dead Akshay Shinde, accused of sexually molesting two toddlers in a school in Badlapur. The killing, widely known as the Badlapur encounter, police claimed was done in self-defence since the accused managed to get ahold of an assistant police inspector's service revolver and opened fire. 

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