Kolkata, November 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The West Bengal Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will investigate the encounter in which rape and murder accused Prahlad Das was killed in Gaighata, North 24 Parganas district.
A CID team led by a Deputy Superintendent of Police-rank officer inspected the crime scene on Thursday. According to a government official, investigators are examining the location of the shooting and the circumstances in which the accused allegedly attempted to escape.
The case relates to the recovery of the body of a 17-year-old girl in Gaighata on October 25. The victim had attended a jalsa near her home on October 24, where friends and family members were also present. Her family said she received a phone call around 11.30 pm and left the event, after which she went missing. Her injured and unclothed body was found the following morning.
The family alleged that she had been raped and murdered. Police arrested Prahlad Das, a distant relative of the girl, on the day her body was recovered. According to the initial police investigation, the accused allegedly attacked the girl with a heavy object after she refused his advances and subsequently assaulted her.
Police sources said the accused was taken for a reconstruction of the incident during the night of October 27. While returning, he allegedly attacked policemen, snatched a revolver from one of them and fled.
Police claimed that Das fired three rounds, injuring a policeman, and that officers returned fire in self-defence. The police vehicle carrying the accused reportedly bore a bullet mark. Sources said the police fired four rounds before Das was killed in retaliatory firing.
The CID has now taken up the investigation to establish the sequence of events and examine the circumstances surrounding the encounter.
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