Siliguri, Nov. 9 -- A 45-year-old man, prime accused in the rape and murder of a minor girl, was shot dead in an encounter with police near Abdulghata, close to the Bengal-Bihar border in North Dinajpur, on Kali Puja night after he reportedly opened fire at a police team during an operation to arrest him.
The deceased, identified as Dilip Roy, was the prime accused in the case.
Police sources said he was also involved in several previous rape cases. The encounter took place after the minor girl's body was recovered on Thursday, two days after she went missing. Following the recovery of the body, police launched an investigation into the incident.
Although the victim's family members had alleged that more than one person was involved in t...