Baruipur Custodial Death: Calcutta High Court Directs State To File Affidavits On ‘Fake Encounter’ Allegation, Expects Investigation To Conclude Soon

Hearing a batch of PILs alleging that a man accused in the rape and murder of a young girl in Baruipur died in a fake police encounter, the Calcutta High Court directed the State to file affidavits answering the allegations and to apprise it of the progress of the investigation on the next date. The State disputes the fake-encounter claim. The Court expects the probe to conclude soon.