India, July 20 -- A 30-year-old man arrested on charges of raping and murdering a four-year-old girl in Gujarat's Anand district was shot dead by the police after he allegedly pulled out a concealed knife while in custody and attacked police personnel, a senior police officer said on Monday.

Anand superintendent of police (SP) GG Jasani said Parmar was arrested in the Borsad area on Sunday evening and was being brought to the police station when the incident took place. The police team stopped on the way because Parmar told them that he was nauseous and had to puke.

Ahmedabad Range inspector general (IG) Raghavendra Vatsa said that as soon as the vehicle stopped, he took out the concealed knife and attacked the police team. "Another pol...