Maharashtra's Crime Investigation Department will be conducting a probe into the Badlapur encounter case, officials told PTI on September 24. Akshay Shinde, who was accused of sexually assaulting two toddlers in Badlapur school, died in a shootout on Monday evening on Mumbra bypass. He was shot dead by a cop while being transported in a police vehicle. 

According to the PTI report, Shinde was taken to a location as part of an investigation into a lawsuit brought by his ex-wife. During the journey, he allegedly took a revolver and shot a police officer. Another cop then shot Shinde, killing him.