Kolkata, July 8 -- Hours after one of the prime accused in the alleged gang rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur was killed in a police encounter on Wednesday, West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya defended the state government's handling of the investigation, saying it was duty-bound to ensure justice for victims of crimes against women.
The political row over the case intensified after Prabhas Mondal, one of the prime suspects in the case, was shot dead by police after he allegedly attempted to escape by snatching the service firearm of an escorting officer while being taken to reconstruct the crime scene.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested a fourth accused, Kabir Molla, taking the total number of arrests ...