Now Reading: Calcutta HC seeks police report on Baruipur rape-murder accused’s killing
-
01
Calcutta HC seeks police report on Baruipur rape-murder accused’s killing
Calcutta HC seeks police report on Baruipur rape-murder accused’s killing
The Calcutta High Court has asked the Baruipur district police for a detailed report on the killing of Prabhash Mondal, the main accused in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl.…
The Story in Brief
The Calcutta High Court has asked the Baruipur district police for a detailed report on the killing of Prabhash Mondal, the main accused in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl. The court was hearing a PIL that called the police version of the encounter ‘fabricated’.
Mondal was shot dead around 12.45 am on July 8 while being taken to reconstruct the crime scene. Police say he snatched an officer’s weapon and fired. The autopsy reportedly found two bullets fired by Inspector Arghya Mondal. The CID is investigating the encounter and the rape case. Four people have been arrested for the crime. The case returns to court on August 18.
The Indian Opinion
Calcutta’s streets know the rage these crimes ignite, but ‘encounter killings’ chip away at due process. The police story of a midnight weapon snatch in the rain needs more than a suo motu FIR to hold. The test will be the CID’s report: will it name every officer and bullet trajectory, or leave gaps that feed old doubts about custodial deaths? That answer is due by August 18.
Source: thehindu.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
