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Crime
Police Kill Rape‑Murder Accused Dilip Roy in Encounter Near Kulik River
✍️ The Hindu
🗓 09 Nov 2026, 09:39 AM
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In a police encounter on the outskirts of West Bengal, the accused in a rape‑murder case, Dilip Roy, was killed after a four‑day search that began when a victim’s body was recovered from a forest near the Kulik River.
Police in West Bengal carried out an encounter operation that resulted in the death of Dilip Roy, the accused in a rape‑murder case. The encounter took place in a forested area near the Kulik River, where authorities had been searching for the suspect for four days.
The operation was triggered after the recovery of a decomposed, unclothed body of a young woman from the same forest. Investigators linked the victim to the alleged crime and identified Roy as the primary suspect.
During the encounter, officers confronted Roy, who resisted arrest. The confrontation ended with Roy being shot and killed. Police have stated that the encounter was a lawful response to a violent threat.
This incident marks the fourth police encounter involving a rape‑murder suspect in West Bengal since the BJP came to power. Authorities have urged the public to cooperate with ongoing investigations and to report any suspicious activity in the region.
The operation was triggered after the recovery of a decomposed, unclothed body of a young woman from the same forest. Investigators linked the victim to the alleged crime and identified Roy as the primary suspect.
During the encounter, officers confronted Roy, who resisted arrest. The confrontation ended with Roy being shot and killed. Police have stated that the encounter was a lawful response to a violent threat.
This incident marks the fourth police encounter involving a rape‑murder suspect in West Bengal since the BJP came to power. Authorities have urged the public to cooperate with ongoing investigations and to report any suspicious activity in the region.