RaiganjPolice killed the suspect in a girl’s murder before trial.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari says police need no permission from superiors in rape and murder cases.
Police say the suspect fired first at a raid near the Bihar border, hitting a vehicle tyre, and they returned fire.
Security-camera footage shows the 12-year-old riding behind him on a cycle hours before she vanished.
No court will now test the case against him.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 60+ reports worldwide
- NDTV leans critical
- reconstructs the CCTV timeline: the accused took the girl on a cycle to a secluded spot before the rape and killing, and took Rs 300 from her father while he searched
Sources: NDTV