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A man accused of raping and murdering a minor in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur was shot dead by police, officials said on Monday (November 9, 2026).
Dilip Roy, the accused, was killed in the early hours of Monday (November 9, 2026) when the police attempted to arrest him. This marks the fourth ‘encounter’ death in the State since the BJP government came to power in May 2026.
The accused, Dilip Roy, allegedly opened fire at a police team conducting a raid to arrest him at a village in Raiganj late on Sunday (November 8, 2026) night, they said.
Police fired in retaliation, and Roy was injured. He was taken to Raiganj Medical College and Hospital, where he was declared dead, a police official said.
Police had been on the lookout for Roy for four days following the recovery of the girl’s decomposed, unclothed body from a forest near the Kulik river on Friday (November 6, 2026). The 12-year-old girl had gone missing on November 3 after leaving her home on a bicycle in the afternoon, according to her family. Her body was recovered two days later from a forest near the Kulik river. Her kin alleged that she had been raped and murdered.
(With PTI inputs)
Published - November 09, 2026 09:21 am IST
Source: The Hindu · The Hindu Bureau
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