Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:16pm on 09 Nov 2026,Monday India
A man suspected of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district was killed in a police encounter on Monday. The accused, identified as Dilip Roy, allegedly opened fire at a police team near the Bengal-Bihar border while trying to escape. Police retaliated, injuring him critically. He was taken to Raiganj Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The girl went missing on November 3 after leaving home for a tutorial class. Her body was recovered from a forest near the Kulik River on November 5. This is Bengal’s fourth encounter killing of a crime suspect in five months. (PC: HT)
