Another ‘encounter’ in West Bengal: Rape-murder accused killed in Raiganj

Kolkata A prime accused in the rape and murder of a minor in West Bengal’s Raiganj was shot dead by the police when he tried to flee to Bihar. This is the fourth such encounter in the State in the last four months since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government came to power. According to police officials, the accused, Dilip Roy, had been fleeing since the mutilated body of the 13-year-old minor was recovered on Thursday (November 5, 2026).

At around 3:30 a.m. on Monday (November 9, 2026), in the early hours, police went to arrest him in the Gauri village area, from where he was trying to cross into Bihar. Soon the police reached the spot, he opened fire at the cops.

Dilip was killed in a retaliatory firing during the incident, said police.