Kolkata: In a fifth police encounter after BJP came to power in West Bengal six months ago, a history-sheeter, who was accused of shooting a cop in Birbhum two days ago, was gunned down in the same district hours after he was caught on Sunday.
The deceased, Ratan Sheikh, was wanted in 36 criminal cases. He had opened fire that left a police constable, Bishwajit Das, injured during a raid to catch him at Laikbazar in Santiniketan on November 13. He later went into hiding. The district police launched a manhunt for him.
According to sources, Ratan was caught by the police from Nababhat in Burdwan East on Sunday morning following a tip-off. He was taken to a brick kiln at Uchkaran area near Charkol village in Nanur of Birbhum, based on his confession, in the afternoon for the recovery of the firearm he had used in shooting Mr Das.
Senior police officers claimed on anonymity, that Ratan opened fire on the police team this time also. They alleged that he pulled the trigger of the pistol during its recovery. The bullets missed the cops and hit their vehicle. Ratan was shot dead by the cops in retaliation instantly.
He was brought dead at Nanur Health Centre at around 5.45 pm. The body was sent to Bolpur Hospital for post-mortem. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari defended the fifth extra-judicial killings and sent a fresh warning to the miscreants.
He said in the evening, “Rapists and murderers have no place in Bengal. Police, if shot at, will do the same. They won’t serve sweets if firing happens on them. Let the goons flee to Bangladesh. Otherwise, I will do the needful.” A day before, the CM visited Mr Das, who suffered bullet injuries on his left leg, at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital.
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