Bombay high court ordered the State to register an FIR against five police officers after a magistrate’s inquiry into Akshay Shinde’s death. Shinde, accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case, died in police custody. The magistrate's report found that force used by police was unjustified and raised suspicion of an alleged encounter.
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