Sukant Mazumdar Blames TMC for Past Rape‑Case Impunity as Police Shoot Suspect

Yesterday’s police encounter in Raiganj, North Dinajpur district, ended with the death of Dileep Rai, the man charged with raping and killing a minor girl. According to the police report, Rai opened fire on officers during his attempted escape, striking a police vehicle before being shot dead in the ensuing clash.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Sukant Mazumdar commented that the shooting was a justified response to an armed threat against law‑enforcement personnel. He highlighted the bullet marks found on the police car as proof that the suspect initiated the violence.

Taking a broader political angle, Mazumdar accused the previous Trinamool Congress regime of granting shelter to rape suspects and of subjecting victims to character assaults. He pledged that the current government will protect the rule of law, ensure swift justice for victims, and refuse any form of protection for offenders.

The case first came to public attention when the charred remains of a young girl were recovered from Kulk Forest. The discovery set off an intensive manhunt that culminated in today’s fatal confrontation between the suspect and the police.