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Two accused shot dead in separate police encounters in Bengal in a day
- Two men accused of serious crimes died in separate police encounters in West Bengal within 24 hours, both shot after allegedly snatching weapons during crime scene reconstructions.
- Late on Monday, Prahlad Das, accused of raping and murdering a 13-year-old girl in North 24 Parganas, was killed after allegedly seizing a service revolver from an officer.
- On Tuesday, Criminal Investigation Department officials shot Samaul Sheikh, accused of murdering BJP worker Sujit Mondal in Murshidabad, after he allegedly attempted to escape with a service weapon.
- Trinamool Congress MP Sougata Ray demanded a government inquiry, labeling the deaths a failure of law and order, while BJP leader Dilip Ghosh argued the incidents will instill fear among criminals.
- This marks the second rape-murder suspect killed in a West Bengal police encounter since July, when accused Prabhas Mondol was similarly shot after allegedly snatching a policeman's weapon.
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Two accused in separate murder and rape-murder cases were killed in an alleged encounter with police in West Bengal on Tuesday. The incidents occurred approximately 12 hours apart. Police say that during crime-scene reconstruction at the crime scene, the accused snatched weapons from police officers and opened fire on them. Both were killed in retaliatory fire.
2 accused killed in Bengal encounters in 24 hours, police say they snatched guns
According to the police, in both incidents, the accused were taken for crime scene reconstruction when they snatched firearms from the police teams accompanying them and were killed in retaliatory firing.
·Noida, India
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