Baruipur rape-murder case: prime accused Prabhas Mondal killed in police encounter

Kolkata: Prabhash Mondol, the main accused in Baruipur’s rape and murder case, was shot dead in an encounter during the wee hours of Wednesday.According to the police sources, the police officials took them to the spot to reconstruct the incident where according to the police sources, Mondal snatched a service revolver of a policeman and tried to flee from the spot and also fired one shot at the police.Countering Mondal, Police opened fire in retaliation in which Mondal got injured and when he was rushed to the hospital doctors declared him dead.According to the primary autopsy report, Mondal sustained two bullet injuries one in his rib and another in his stomach.Sandhya Mondal, mother of Mondal says ‘got what he deserved’.“I am at peace that he got the punishment for his crime. I don’t want to see his body or take it,” said Sandhya.Wife of Prabhash Mondal also said that her husband got punished for the crime he had committed.Mahua Moitra Slams Baruipur Encounter, Says ‘Bengal Is Becoming UP 2.0’ Trinamool Congress (TMC) slammed the encounter.TMC MP Sougata Roy said that such an encounter was seen in Uttar Pradesh which is being replicated in Bengal.“If someone had committed a crime then that person should be taken to the court and through court permission for capital punishment should be taken,” added Roy.On the other hand, 20 people were arrested over alleged hooliganism in Baruipur. Apart from Prabash Mondal, Ananda Sardar and Dibakar Sardar, were arrested earlier due to rape and murder of the victim and now another accused, Kabir Mollah also got arrested.Mother of the person who died due to mob lynching also expressed her happiness after hearing that Mondal had died due to encounter.The victim’s parents thanked Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari for punishing Mondal.

One of the main accused in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Baruipur has been killed in a police encounter. According to police, Prabhas Mondal was taken to the crime scene in Suryapur early on July 8 to recreate the sequence of events. So, what happened in the Baruipur case?

In West Bengal, a prime suspect in the rape-murder of an 11-year-old was shot dead by police during a crime scene reconstruction after he allegedly attempted to escape. His mother refused to claim the body, stating he deserved punishment for his actions.

Prabhas Mondal was among the first three suspects arrested after an 11-year-old girl's body was discovered stuffed inside a sack in a pond in Baruipur.

Prabhas Mondal, the main accused in the Baruipur rape and murder case, has been killed. He was killed in a police encounter while officers reconstructed the crime scene. Mondal allegedly attempted to snatch a firearm from an officer during the reconstruction. He then opened fire at the police team, which led to retaliation. The police fired back, and Mondal was declared dead at the hospital.