India, March 11 -- Senior advocate Manjula Rao on Monday told the Bombay High Court that an FIR should have been registered against five policemen involved in the alleged encounter of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case. She argued that Shinde's parents had submitted written complaints raising suspicions about his death, which should have led to formal police action.

Rao, appointed as amicus curiae (friend of the court) to assist in the case, made these submissions before a division bench of Justice Revati Mohite-Dere and Justice Dr Neela Gokhale. An amicus curiae helps the court compile facts, research relevant laws, and provide an independent, non-partisan opinion.

Shinde, a school attendant, was arre...