Baruipur rape-murder case: One key accused killed in police encounter

Prabhas Mondal, one of the prime accused in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur, was killed in the early hours of Wednesday (July 8, 2026) during a police encounter.According to police sources, at around 12:45 a.m., a team from the Baruipur Police Station took Prabhas Mondal to Suryapur, within the limits of the Baruipur Police Station, for the reconstruction of the crime scene. Police said that just before the reconstruction began, Mondal allegedly snatched the service weapon of a police officer, fired one round at the police team, and attempted to flee.

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