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Ratan Shaikh died in a police encounter on Sunday in Birbhum district of West Bengal. More than 30 criminal cases were registered against him.
It is alleged that he had shot a police constable on Friday evening. After this he fled from the spot. Ratan Sheikh was shot in an encounter in Bolpur area of Shantiniketan.
He recently got bail in several cases. This is the fifth case of death of an accused in a police encounter after the BJP government was formed in the state in May.
Accused Ratan Shaikh.
Accused of shooting police constable
According to the police, constable Biswajit Das was seriously injured in the firing that took place on Friday evening. It is alleged that Ratan Shaikh fired at them and then fled from the spot. After this, the police killed him in an encounter on Sunday.
2,454 cases of rape and 600 cases of murder in Bengal in 5 months
After the formation of the BJP government in West Bengal, 2,454 cases of rape were registered between May 1 and September 24. That means on an average about 17 cases were reported every day. During this period, 600 cases of murder, 13,114 cases of attempt to murder and 32,341 cases of causing serious injury were also registered.
At the same time, this is the fourth incident in six months of the death of the accused who snatched the police revolver and opened fire during crime scene recreation.
These figures have been revealed in response to RTI quoting the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB). The RTI application was filed by TMC leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale.
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