LUCKNOW, March 3 -- A Class 12 student who reported her rapist to the police was shot dead on Monday night in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, after the suspect, who had been a fugitive for months, entered her house to kill her, police said on Tuesday

The girl's family first filed a police complaint against the suspect, identified as Mandeep, in December 2025 after some private photographs and videos recorded by him were leaked. The student, 17, told the police that he had drugged and raped her a few months ago and taken photos and videos of the crime.

Mandeep had been on the run since then.

Police said the girl's family told the police that Mandeep slipped into the house on Monday night and fired two shots at the girl - one in the head...