Kolkata, July 8 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Wednesday condemned the encounter death of Prabhas Mondal, the prime suspect in the Baruipur minor's rape and murder case, terming the incident a "casualty" of the rule of law.

Mondal was killed in a police encounter on Wednesday morning after he attempted to snatch a service weapon from an officer and open fire at the police team.

Speaking to ANI, Roy questioned the police's decision to kill the accused instead of following the legal process.

"I condemn this encounter death. This happened within one day of the Chief Minister and the DGP visiting Baruipur. The rule of law is a casualty. And I don't know under whose instruction police killed an accused instead of putting him ...