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Second police ‘encounter’ in 12 hours: Accused in BJP worker’s murder shot dead in West Bengal

On October 27 Prahlad Das, accused of raping and murdering a minor girl in North 24 Parganas was shot dead in an encounter; almost 12 hours later Samaul…

Second police ‘encounter’ in 12 hours: Accused in BJP worker’s murder shot dead in West Bengal
Second police ‘encounter’ in 12 hours: Accused in BJP worker’s murder shot dead in West Bengal — image via The Hindu West Bengal feed — Credit: Storywire

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On October 27 Prahlad Das, accused of raping and murdering a minor girl in North 24 Parganas was shot dead in an encounter; almost 12 hours later Samaul Sheikh, was shot dead in a gunfight with police in Murshidabad

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