MUMBAI (PTI): Maharashtra’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) will conduct a probe into the death of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde, officials said on Tuesday.

A team of the forensic experts on Tuesday examined the police vehicle in which Akshay was allegedly shot by a cop on Monday evening, they said.

Akshay, 24, was accused of sexually assaulting two minor girls at a school in Badlapur town of Thane district.

A contractual sweeper at the school in Badlapur, Akshay was arrested on August 17, five days after he allegedly sexually abused the two girls in the school toilet.

He was killed near Mumbra bypass in Thane on Monday evening when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman while he was being ferried in a police vehicle as part of a probe into a case registered against him on the complaint of his former wife, an official earlier said.

After he shot and injured an API, another officer from the police escort team fired at him. He was declared dead by doctors at the Kalwa Civic Hospital, the official said.

As the incident is concerning death in police custody, it will be investigated by the Maharashtra CID, a senior official said on Tuesday.

A team of CID officials will visit the spot at Mumbra bypass where the incident took place, he said, adding that they would also record the statements of police personnel who were in the vehicle at that time.

The CID officials will also record the statements of Akshay’s parents, he said.

His body was taken to the state-run JJ Hospital for post-mortem on Tuesday morning. The post-mortem will be conducted in-camera in the presence of expert doctors, the official said.

Akshay’s father Anna Shinde has demanded an inquiry into his son’s killing.

His family members have challenged the police claim that he fired at a policeman first following which cops retaliated in self-defence, leading to his death.

Forensic experts examine police vehicle

• A team of the forensic experts on Tuesday examined the police vehicle in which Shinde was allegedly shot by a cop on Monday evening
• Akshay Shinde (24) was accused of sexually assaulting two minor girls at a school in Badlapur town of Thane district.
• Akshay’s father Anna Shinde has demanded an inquiry into his son’s killing.