India, July 9 -- The Suvendu Adhikari Government tended to walk its talk - against sexual attacks on women - dealing out on Wednesday the 'encounter treatment' for Probhash Mondal, the prime accused in the Baruipur gangrape and murder case, even as he "tried to snatch a gun from the policemen, open fire and flee" before being shot dead.

"As he was continuously changing his statements, the police team was taking him to the place of occurrence for reconstruction of the crime situation, when he suddenly snatched a gun from a policeman and opened fire. the accompanying policemen immediately fired back in self-defence, hitting him in the chest and abdomen," a senior police officer said.

While Wednesdays was the first death in police firing a...