The Bombay High Court questioned and grilled the Maharashtra police over the killing of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case, who was shot dead by Thane police in an encounter on Monday. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan, while hearing a plea moved by Shinde’s father, challenged the police claim that Shinde had snatched a cop’s weapon, prompting the officers to open fire. The bench insisted that the investigation into this matter must be conducted impartially.