Police Kill Suspect Before Investigation Ends, Raising Questions

Prabhas Mondal, accused of killing an 11-year-old girl in West Bengal, was shot dead by police on July 8 while investigators still searched for another suspect. The killing—a practice Indian police call "encounter"—happened near where the victim was found. Such deaths routinely draw scrutiny over whether due process was followed. Here, it threatens the investigation's credibility and may have destroyed evidence or testimony.