India, Nov. 9 -- Bengal in the small hours of Monday, witnessed yet another police encounter death when the police shot dead a rape and murder accused after he allegedly opened fire at the police team near the Bengal-Bihar border.

The encounter death - the fourth in six months of the present Suvendu Adhikari Government coming to power - took place near Gauri village off Raiganj the headquarters of North Dinajpur district.

The police fired in self-defence when Dilip Roy, the rape and murder accused, was trying to flee their dragnet, officials said, adding several shots were exchanged from both sides whence the police vehicle sustained damage from bullet shots, forcing the security personnel to open fire in retaliation.

Roy was later rus...