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Calcutta HC seeks police report in Baruipur accused encounter killing
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Two police encounter killings of rape-murder suspects in two states, and both versions list threats, snatching, and retaliatory fire. But the Calcutta High Court has already smelled a problem: the Baruipur police took the accused to the crime scene at 12.45 a.m. in bad weather. The 'fabricated' claim by the petitioner is strong, but let's see the CID probe report due August 18. That date will settle whether this was self-defence or a staged shootout.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
