Accused Dies in Custody: The Akshay Shinde Case

The body of Akshay Shinde, accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case, was handed over to police after a post-mortem at JJ Hospital. Shinde allegedly tried to snatch a policeman's gun and was killed. The procedure followed National Human Rights Commission guidelines, with a video recorded as per government regulations.

The body of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case, was on Tuesday handed over to police after a post-mortem at the JJ Hospital in south Mumbai, an official said.

According to the police, Shinde was killed near Mumbra bypass in Thane on Monday evening when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman while being transported in a police vehicle amid an investigation based on his former wife's complaint.

The 24-year-old school sweeper's body was transferred from Kalwa Civic Hospital in Thane to the state-run JJ Hospital on Tuesday morning for a post-mortem.

A hospital official stated, "The post-mortem was done according to the guidelines of the National Human Rights Commission by a team of five doctors. The body and reports were handed over to Mumbra police around 5 pm on Tuesday."

Hospital dean Dr. Pallavi Saple confirmed that government guidelines requiring the recording of the post-mortem procedure on video were followed.

(With inputs from agencies.)