On October 27, Prahlad Das, arrested following the recovery of the naked body of a Class 11 student in North 24 Parganas district’s Gaighata, was killed in police firingHe had allegedly attempted to escape during a crime-scene reconstruction exercise.
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New Delhi: A man accused of the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district has been killed in an exchange of fire with policeAccording to the police, the accused, Dilip Roy, allegedly opened fire at a police team conducting a raid to arrest him at a village in Raiganj late on Sunday night.
Police fired in retaliation, and Roy was injuredHe was taken to Raiganj Medical College and Hospital, where he was declared deadPolice had been on the lookout for Roy for four days following the recovery of the girl’s decomposed, unclothed body from a forest near the Kulik river on Friday.
According to sources, police received information that the accused was hiding in the Gouri gram panchayat area and raided the areaA bullet fired by the accused reportedly hit the tyre of a police vehicle.
Police sources said Roy was attempting to flee the state through the Bihar border.
“We had been searching for the accused for the past four daysActing on a tip-off, our team traced him in the early hours of MondayHe opened fire at the police team, who retaliated in self-defence,” a senior police officer said.
The 12-year-old girl had gone missing on November 3 after leaving her home on a bicycle in the afternoon, according to her familyHer body was recovered two days later from a forest near the Kulik riverHer kin alleged that she had been raped and murdered.
The Raiganj incident is the fourth reported police encounter in West Bengal since the BJP came to power.
4th Encounter Since BJP Came To Power
In July, Prabhas Mondal, an accused in the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in South 24 Parganas district’s Baruipur, was killed in an encounterPolice had claimed that he snatched a firearm from personnel while being taken to the crime scene for reconstruction and opened fire, forcing them to retaliate in self-defence.
On October 27, Prahlad Das, arrested following the recovery of the naked body of a Class 11 student in North 24 Parganas district’s Gaighata, was killed in police firingHe had allegedly attempted to escape during a crime-scene reconstruction exerciseSamaul Haque, arrested for the murder of a BJP worker in Samserganj in Murshidabad district, was also killed in a police encounter the same day.
Reacting to the latest incident, state minister Dilip Ghosh said those who violated the law would have to face the police.
“If anyone acts against the law, takes the law into their own hands or violates it, they will have to face the policeThe police may be compelled to take such action in certain circumstancesLet such situations not ariseEveryone should abide by the law,” he said.
