Criminal killed in 5th 'encounter' in West Bengal since May
Ratan Sheikh encounter site

Nanoor/Kolkata: A history-sheeter in Bengal, who had allegedly shot and injured a constable on Nov 13, was killed by police Sunday, the fifth such “encounter death” in the state since BJP came to office in May.Ratan Sheikh, who had shot Santiniketan police constable Biswajit Das on his left knee to throw him off his trail, was gunned down at a desolate brick kiln at Nanoor after he fired at cops, police said.He had fled to Burdwan after shooting at constable Das.CM Suvendu Adhikari told reporters: “He (Sheikh) was a notorious criminal with 36 cases pending against him. If somebody fires at police, the latter will not shower flower petals on them or feed them batasha. Police have been given a free hand (to deal with these criminals). All goons should flee to Bangladesh, where there are Jamatis (fundamentalists). If they stay here, we will do what is necessary.”



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