Dilip Roy, accused of sexual assault and murder of girl, killed in police encounter

Officials stated on Monday that Dilip Roy, who was absconding under charges of sexually assaulting and murdering a 12-year-old girl in the North Dinajpur district of West Bengal, was killed in a police encounter. The incident occurred when a police team conducted a raid to apprehend him in a village in the Raiganj area.

According to a report by The Hindu, late Sunday night, November 8, 2026, in Raiganj, when the police team arrived to arrest Dilip Roy, the accused suddenly opened fire on the police team. In response, the police returned fire, in which Roy was injured. He was immediately rushed to Raiganj Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

According to details associated with the case, the decomposed and naked body of a 12-year-old girl was found on November 6, 2026, in the forest near the Kulik River in the east. Since this incident, the police had been searching for Dilip Roy for the last four days. According to the girl's family members, she had left home on a bicycle on the afternoon of November 3 and had been missing since then. Her body was found in the forest two days later, and her relatives alleged that she had been sexually assaulted and murdered.

In a political context, this is the fourth encounter case in West Bengal resulting in the death of an accused since the BJP government came to power in May 2026.

Dilip Roy faced serious allegations of sexual assault and murder of a minor girl in the North Dinajpur district of West Bengal. He had been absconding for the last four days to evade arrest by the police.