Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- The family of Samaul Sheikh, an accused in the murder of BJP worker Sujit Mondal, questioned on Wednesday the police account of his death in an alleged encounter in Murshidabad on Tuesday, claiming that he was innocent and had been killed after a fabricated story was prepared to justify the shooting.
His wife, Rajeda Bibi, said Samaul had met her and their young daughter in jail on Monday and had expressed hope that he would soon be released on bail. Within hours of that meeting, he was killed in a police encounter, leaving his family devastated.
"He had placed his hand on our daughter's head and said he was innocent and might get bail. He broke down while saying this," Rajeda recalled, struggling to contain her grief....