Bengal police shoots dead ‘criminal’ who allegedly opened fire at cop two days ago; fifth encounter in 6 months

Published 15 Nov 2026, 19:36 IST

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A man accused of opening fire at a police constable in Santiniketan, Birbhum district, West Bengal, was killed in a police encounter on Sunday. The individual, identified as Ratan Sheikh, had allegedly opened fire at a police team while trying to evade arrest. He was charged in 36 criminal cases in the district and the incident was reported as the fifth police encounter in six months.

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Criminal Ratan Sheikh was charged 36 criminal cases in Bengal's Birbhum district and had opene dfire at a police constable two days ago.

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Hindustan Times HT Media Current article 15 Nov 2026, 19:36 IST

Bengal police shoots dead ‘criminal’ who allegedly opened fire at cop two days ago; fifth encounter in 6 months

Criminal Ratan Sheikh was charged 36 criminal cases in Bengal's Birbhum district and had opene dfire at a police constable two days ago.

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The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd. 15 Nov 2026, 22:07 IST

In latest ‘encounter’, West Bengal police kill a man accused of shooting at a constable two days ago

This is the fifth instance of an accused killed in police firing in West Bengal, within six months of the BJP coming to power in the State; this was an “extrajudicial execution”, says civil society group

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