India, July 8 -- One of the key accused in the rape and murder of a minor girl in West Bengal's Baruipur was killed in an alleged encounter on Wednesday morning after he tried to escape from police custody during a crime scene reconstruction process, a senior officer said.

The accused was taken to Surjyapur in the Baruipur area of South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday night for the reconstruction of the crime scene, the police official said.

"One of the accused Prabhas Mondal was taken to Suryapur early this morning for the reconstruction of the crime. He snatched a firearm, fired one round at the police and tried to flee. The police fired in retaliation. Mondal was injured and rushed to the Baruipur hospital where doctors declared him ...