India, March 6 -- The state government on Wednesday informed the Bombay high court that no basis had been found yet to register a first information report (FIR) against five policemen involved in the encounter killing of Akshay Shinde, who allegedly sexually assaulted two kindergarten girls in a school in Badlapur East in August 2024.

"We do not have a prima facie basis for registration of a first information report," senior advocate Amit Desai, representing the state government, said in response to a question from the court about whether the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) intended to register an FIR against the five policemen who were held responsible for the accused's untimely death in a magisterial inquiry report.

"The...