Key Accused In Baruipur Rape-Murder Case Killed In Police Encounter After Escape Bid

The accused was taken to Surjyapur in the Baruipur area of South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday night for the reconstruction of the crime scene, the police official said.

“One of the accused Prabhas Mondal was taken to Suryapur early this morning for the reconstruction of the crime. He snatched a firearm, fired one round at the police and tried to flee. The police fired in retaliation. Mondal was injured and rushed to the Baruipur hospital where doctors declared him dead,” said a senior police officer of Baruipur police district.

The body of the girl, who went missing on Saturday afternoon, was fished out from a pond on Sunday.

Preliminary autopsy report and police investigation revealed that she was raped and murdered. Following the incident, a mob lynched a 26-year-old man Indrajit Tanti, who was later found to be innocent.