The People’s Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL), Maharashtra, on Saturday issued a statement condemning the extrajudicial killing of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case.

Mihir Desai, PUCL Maharashtra president, and Lara Jesani, general secretary, released a statement demanding that an FIR be registered on the basis of the complaint raised by Shinde’s parents. The statement further demanded that a special investigation team (SIT) be appointed for a court-monitored investigation since the police officers involved are from the Crime Branch.