KOLKATA: The mother of Prabash Mondal, the main accused in the Baruipur rape and murder case, said on Wednesday that she would not accept her son’s body, saying he deserved the punishment for his actions.Speaking to the media, the accused mother said, “Two Policemen had come to my house. I had woken up just then. They told me that my son is dead, so would I like to go to the hospital. I told them that I cannot go as my husband is ailing.”“I told them to go ahead and do whatever they want as I have no objections. My son has been punished for what he did. I won’t accept his body. I won’t bring back his body to our house. He has not done anything good. He did wrong and he has been punished for it,” she added.“Kill him or do whatever you want. I have no objections. I won’t accept his body,” the accused mother further added.Earlier in the day, Prabash Mondal was killed in a police encounter while officers were reconstructing the crime scene in connection with in the Baruipur rape and murder case.According to the police, Mondal allegedly attempted to snatch a firearm from an officer and opened fire at the police team.“While the crime scene was being reconstructed, he attempted to snatch a weapon from the police and open fire at them. In retaliation, the police fired back, striking Prabhas; he was declared dead at the hospital,” the Baruipur SP said.The police said Mondal had allegedly been misleading investigators during questioning and was not cooperating with the probe.The body of 12-year-old girl, who had gone missing on July 4, was recovered from a pond in the Surjyapur Haat area the next day.The police have alleged that she was raped and murdered before her body was dumped in a sack.The incident triggered widespread outrage, with angry locals blocking the Baruipur-Joynagar Road, setting tyres ablaze and vandalising police vehicles, demanding immediate arrest and stringent punishment for those responsible.Hours after the girl’s body was recovered on Sunday, a man was lynched by a mob on suspicion of involvement in the crime.
