Kolkata, July 8 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kirti Azad on Wednesday alleged that the police encounter of Prabhas Mondal, an accused in the Baruipur rape and murder case, was "staged" to prevent the disclosure of internal secrets of the ruling BJP.

Speaking with ANI, Azad claimed that Mondal was a worker for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and possessed sensitive information that the party wanted to keep hidden.

"Do you know who Prabhas Mondal is? He is a BJP worker. He possesses a lot of inside information about them--details regarding their plans and preparations. To ensure he doesn't spill the beans on these internal secrets, it is being staged to look like an encounter took place," Azad said.

The TMC MP further questioned the fe...