The father of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case who was killed by the police in 'retaliatory firing' on Monday, has moved the Bombay High Court (HC) seeking probe by a special investigation team into his 24-year-old son's death, news agency PTI reported.

Anna Shinde, in his petition filed through advocate Amit Katarnaware, alleged that his son was killed in a "fake encounter".

A special investigation team  (SIT) should be formed to probe the killing and HC court should monitor the investigation, the Badlapur sexual assault case accused's father demanded in his petition.

"The accused was in custody when he was shot dead in a fake encounter. This is a cold-blooded murder by criminals in uniforms," advocate Katarnaware said.