Akshay Shinde, the accused

Badlapur then witnessed massive protests, including a rail roko lasting almost 10 hours, where citizens sought capital punishment for the accused and strict action against the school management. Following this, the SIT, headed by IPS officer Aarti Singh, was formed and began investigating the case. The second FIR was registered last week after the team visited the second victim’s home, spoke to her family and recorded a fresh statement.

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“The SIT on Friday produced the accused in the court in connection with the second FIR and he was remanded in judicial custody and sent to Taloja jail,” said a police officer. Officers privy to the investigation told mid-day they will likely carry out the identification parade soon. “Hence the police may seek custody of the accused in the future,” a source said. Over the past few days, the SIT team in the past few days has taken down statements from the victims’ families and school and hospital authorities to create a watertight case.