Badlapur sexual assault case accused shot dead: Here's a timeline of the case

Akshay Shinde accused of sexually assaulting two girls at a school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra died in retaliatory firing by police after he snatched a cops pistol and opened fire on MondayThe Thane police on Monday said Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde was being taken to Badlapur from Taloja jail in connection with a fresh FIR registered against him on the complaint of his former wife when the firing incident took place which resulted in his deathThe shootout occurred over a month after massive protests erupted on streets and at Badlapur railway station over the alleged sexual abuse of two girls by Shinde who worked as a sweeper in the schoolHeres the timeline of Badlapur sexual assault caseAugust 13 Two minor girls were sexually assaulted by a cleaning staffAugust 16 Parents reach the police station to file an FIRAugust 17 The youth was arrested after a Badlapur sexual assault FIR was filed over 11 hours after the parents of two girls approached Badlapur E police stationAugust 17 A contractual sweeper at the school in Badlapur Akshay Shinde was arrested five days after he allegedly sexually abused the two girls in the school toiletAugust 20 Citizens call for city bandh parents and citizens protest and vandalise school later protest at Badlapur railway station for over 10 hours demanding that the accused be hanged in publicAugust 20 Mahayuti Alliance suspended the cop who refused to file an FIR initially Later three cops were also suspendedAugust 20 The Maharashtra government forms an SITAugust 21 Actions began wherein the Principal of the school was also suspended and two staff were also suspendedAugust 22 Bombay High Court takes suo moto cognisance of the case questioning why no action was taken against the schoolAugust 22 SIT begins to probe into the caseAugust 23 Police investigation deepensAugust 23 SIT adds Pocso sections against the school principal secretary and chairman for not reporting the crimeSeptember 12 Accusedrsquos first wife files case related to unnatural sex against himSeptember 16 and 19 SIT files chargesheets related to studentsSeptember 23 Akshay Shinde was killed near Mumbra Bypass around 615 pm when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman while he was being ferried in a police vehicleWhen did it take placeThe incident occurred at 615 PM when Shinde 24 was taken to Badlapur in Thane district from Taloja Jail in Navi Mumbai in a police vehicleWhen the vehicle reached Mumbra bypass Shinde allegedly snatched the pistol of one of the officers and fired two to three rounds injuring an Assistant Police Inspector API In response another police officer opened fire on Shinde injuring him criticallyShinde was rushed to a hospital in Kalwa where he succumbed to his injuries the official said adding that API Nilesh More injured in the firing by Shinde is undergoing treatment at the hospitalShindes parents had met him in Taloja Jail at 330 PM They claimed to have received information about his death through TV channels and not from police