Sanjay Raut Questions Encounter of Badlapur Assault Accused

Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena (UBT) raised suspicions over the police encounter of Akshay Shinde, accused of sexual assault. He alleged the government was protecting the school management involved. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena's Naresh Mhaske defended the police, critiquing opposition protests as politically motivated and harmful to law enforcement morale.

Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday cast doubts on the police encounter of Akshay Shinde, an accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case, claiming it was orchestrated to shield the school management.

Raut suggested that the encounter aimed to conceal key evidence and questioned the plausibility of Shinde snatching a cop's gun and firing. He asserted that the main perpetrators were being protected by high-level state officials.

Conversely, Shiv Sena spokesman Naresh Mhaske defended the police action, criticizing opposition rhetoric as damaging to law enforcement morale. He accused the opposition of prioritizing political gains over justice.