Man who shot Bengal cop killed in police gunfight, 5th encounter in 6 months

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Ratan Sheikh was killed after allegedly firing at police during a weapon recovery operation in Birbhum. The incident marked West Bengal's fifth police encounter in six months under the BJP government.

A man accused of shooting a police constable during an arrest attempt in West Bengal's Birbhum district was killed in a gunfight with police on Sunday, marking the fifth police encounter in the state in six months since the BJP came to power.

The accused, Ratan Sheikh, a history-sheeter wanted in multiple criminal cases, was arrested from the Nawabhat area of adjoining Purba Bardhaman district on Sunday afternoon. He was subsequently taken to a brick kiln in Charakol village in Birbhum's Nanoor to recover the firearm used in the shooting, a senior police officer said.

According to the officer, Sheikh had agreed to lead the police team to the place where he had hidden the weapon after confessing to the November 13 shooting. However, during the recovery operation, he suddenly retrieved the firearm and opened fire at the police personnel. A bullet hit a police vehicle.

The police team retaliated, injuring Sheikh in the exchange of fire. He was rushed to Nanoor Primary Healthcare Centre, where doctors declared him dead at around 5.45 pm. His body was subsequently taken to Bolpur Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

Sheikh had been on the run since shooting constable Bishwajit Das during an attempt to arrest him at Laik Bazar in the Santiniketan police station area on Friday evening, November 13.

Police had received information about Sheikh's presence near a market in Santiniketan. Three plainclothes personnel from the Santiniketan police outpost reached the spot on a motorcycle to apprehend him. As they approached, Sheikh opened fire, hitting Das in his left leg, before escaping amid the ensuing panic.

Das was initially admitted to Bolpur Sub-divisional Hospital before being shifted to Bardhaman Medical College and Hospital. He was subsequently transferred to a hospital in Kolkata on Sunday. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had visited the injured constable in Bardhaman on Saturday.

Following the shooting, police launched a massive manhunt to track down Sheikh…

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