He was punished for what he did: Baruipur rape-murder accused Pravash Mondal's mother refuses to claim his body

Speaking to media, Sandhya Mondal said: "My son has been punished for what he did."

"We do not want to see him again. We will not claim his body. We will not bring him back to the house," she added.

His wife told media: "He has been shot dead in the encounter for the crime he has committed. I have seen his misdeeds even after our marriage."

Pravash Mondal's wife claims she has seen her husband's misdeeds since they got married. Photo: Screengrab from News 18 Bangla

The prime accused in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal's Baruipur area was shot dead during an encounter on Tuesday, media reports said.

According to reports, the incident occurred on Tuesday when Pravash Mondal was taken to the spot to reconstruct the crime scene.

During this, he tried to snatch a firearm from the police and flee, sources told NDTV.

Pravash Mondal has been killed in an encounter on Tuesday. Photo: Screengrab of viral video

Mondal is among the three accused arrested in connection with the case.

The other two accused were identified as Ananda Sardar and Dibakar Sardar.

Baruipur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas remained tense for the past few days since the body of the minor was recovered.

According to police, the victim's body was recovered from a pond after she was reported missing.

The investigation gathered pace after the postmortem examination confirmed that the minor had been sexually assaulted before her death.

Trinamool Congress targets state government

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra criticised the police action, alleging that West Bengal was witnessing "jungle law."

In a post on X, she wrote: "Baruipur rape-murder accused Prabhash Mondal killed in encounter! What is going on @WBPolice? Bengalis, please welcome new Bengal–Uttar Pradesh 2.0. @BJP4Bengal is no government. This is jungle law."