Police shoot dead man accused in West Bengal rape and murder case

Crime · First reported 9 Nov, 06:06 · Updated 06:19

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Police in West Bengal said they shot and killed Dilip Roy during an attempted arrest near the Bengal-Bihar border. He was accused of raping and murdering his 12-year-old niece; the report says this was the state’s fourth reported police encounter since the BJP came to power in May.

Police said Roy opened fire when officers found him near the Bengal-Bihar border, and that they fired back in self-defence. He was taken to hospital and declared dead.
Roy was accused of raping and killing his 12-year-old niece, whose body was found in a forest two days after she went missing on November 3.
The Times of India report described this as the fourth reported police encounter in West Bengal since the BJP came to power in May; The Indian Express headline called it the fourth encounter in four months.

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Key facts

Accused: Dilip Roy
Victim: Roy’s 12-year-old niece
Police account: Police said Roy opened fire and officers retaliated in self-defence
Encounter count: Fourth reported encounter since the BJP came to power in May, according to The Times of India