# Calcutta HC seeks police report in Baruipur accused encounter killing 2026-08-08T05:48:51+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the Baruipur district police for a detailed report on the encounter killing of Prabhash Mondal, the main accused in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl. A Division Bench heard a PIL claiming police statements were 'fabricated'. The accused was taken for crime scene reconstruction at 12.45 a.m. on July 8. Police say he snatched an officer's weapon and fired. The autopsy found two bullets from Inspector Arghya Mondal's gun. The case returns August 18. Separately, in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, police killed prime suspect Monu in an encounter early Sunday after he allegedly abducted, raped and murdered a Class 4 student. Police announced a Rs 50,000 bounty on Saturday. They recovered a pistol, magazines and a motorcycle without a number plate. A second suspect escaped. Two police personnel were injured in the exchange of fire. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: Baruipur, Calcutta High Court, CID probe, encounter killing, rape-murder, West Bengal police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/calcutta-hc-seeks-police-report-on-baruipur-rape-murder-accuseds-killing/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/calcutta-hc-seeks-police-report-on-baruipur-rape-murder-accuseds-killing/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.