India, July 8 -- Hours after Prabhas Mondal, one of the accused in the rape-murder of a minor girl in West Bengal's Baruipur, was killed in an alleged encounter, his family has refused to claim his body.

"He got what he deserved for what he did," the accused's mother told reporters on Wednesday after the cops informed her of Mondal's death, PTI news agency reported. The accused died in an alleged encounter after he "snatched a firearm from a policeman and tried to escape from custody" during a crime scene reconstruction, a senior officer said.

Mondal's mother said the police had arrived at her house earlier today and confirmed her son's identity, asking her whether she wanted to see him. However, she had refused to do so, saying neither...