West Bengal rape-murder accused killed in encounter, TMC demands judicial probe - The Tribune
A 23-year-old man accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 17-year-old girl in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district was killed in a police encounter on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The incident triggered a political row, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) demanding a judicial inquiry and the BJP backing the police action.