What happened: Calcutta High Court directs Baruipur police to submit a detailed report
Calcutta High Court directed Baruipur district police to submit a detailed report regarding the alleged encounter killing of Prabhash Mondal, described as the main accused in the rape and murder of a minor girl in Baruipur (South 24 Parganas).
A Division Bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Partha Sarathi Chattopadhyay made the order while hearing a public interest litigation filed by advocate Shiladitya Rakshit.
Contested facts raised in court
The PIL alleged that police statements about the encounter death were “fabricated.”
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