Baruipur Horror: Main Accused In 11-Year-Old's Brutal Rape-Murder Killed In Police Encounter
Baruipur Horror: Main Accused In 11-Year-Old's Brutal Rape-Murder Killed In Police Encounter Published By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 11:07 IST Just before the crime
Baruipur Horror: Main Accused In 11-Year-Old's Brutal Rape-Murder Killed In Police Encounter Published By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 11:07 IST Just before the crime scene reconstruction began, the accused allegedly snatched a weapon from a police officer, fired a round at the police, and attempted to flee. Prabhas Mondal, the key accused in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal's Baruipur, was killed in a police encounter. The key accused in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Baruipur, Prabhas Mondal, was shot dead during a police encounter while he was being taken to the crime scene for reconstruction on Wednesday. According to the police, the Baruipur Police Station’s investigating officer, along with a team of other police officers, left the police station with accused Prabash Mondal at around 12:45 am. The police officials were heading to Surjyapur, where the girl’s dead body was recovered, to reconstruct the crime scene. The police said that just before the crime scene reconstruction began, Mondal snatched the weapon from one of the police officials, fired one round at the police and tried to flee. Also Read: ‘Injuries To Private Parts, Bite Marks’: Bengal Rape-Murder Victim’s Autopsy Reveals Sexual Assault The police fired in self-defence, after which the accused was injured.
He was rushed to the Baruipur Hospital immediately, where the doctors declared him dead. Speaking about the incident, Baruipur SP said, “Prabhas Mondal, the accused in the Baruipur rape and murder case, killed in a police encounter. While the crime scene was being reconstructed, he attempted to snatch a weapon from the police and open fire at them. In retaliation, the police fired back, striking Prabhas; he was declared dead at the hospital." 11-Year-Old Girl Raped, Murdered In Baruipur The body of the 11-year-old girl, who had been missing since July 4, was recovered from the Surjyapur Haat area a day later after being found stuffed inside a sack. The discovery sparked widespread protests, with residents blocking the Baruipur-Joynagar Road, burning tyres and damaging police vehicles while demanding the immediate arrest of those responsible. Soon after the body was recovered, a man was allegedly lynched by an angry mob on suspicion of involvement in the girl’s death. Injuries In Private Parts, Bite Marks: What Autopsy Revealed The preliminary post-mortem report of the 11-year-old girl indicated that she had suffered sexual assault, head injuries and was alive when she was thrown into the water. According to a senior police officer, preliminary findings in the post-mortem revealed that the girl had injury marks in her private parts along with scratch and bite marks on different areas of her body.
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