Mumbai, May 15 -- A newly formed Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla to probe the controversial Badlapur encounter case, in which five policemen allegedly shot dead an accused Akshay Shinde in custody on September 23 last year, on Thursday resumed its work and is in process of gathering evidence in the case, sources in police said.
Newly appointed SIT is headed by DIG-rank officer Dattatray Shinde, who is currently serving as Additional Commissioner of the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) Police.
A team of officers drawn from MBVV and the Navi Mumbai Police Commissionerate are part of the team, which include MBVV ACP Umesh Mane.
The Badlapur encounter has been mired...