{
  "id": 20182880,
  "title": "Bengal police shoot dead ‘criminal’ who allegedly opened fire at cop two days ago; fifth encounter in 6 months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/bengal-police-shoot-dead-criminal-who-allegedly-opened-fire-at-cop",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T14:06:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bengal-police-shoot-dead-criminal-ratan-sheikh-birbhum-who-allegedly-opened-fire-at-cop-two-days-ago-fifth-encounter-in-6-months-101794750898109.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A man with a lengthy criminal history named Ratan Sheikh was killed in a police encounter in Birbhum district, Bengal on Sunday, according to police. Sheikh, who had opened fire at a police constable two days earlier while being arrested, was identified as the fifth criminal to be killed in a police encounter in West Bengal since the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in May. The deceased was charged in 36 criminal cases. Police traced Sheikh on Sunday, interrogated him, and he led them to a pistol near a bridge in Nanoor, but he opened fire upon seeing the police team, leading to a self-defensive return fire, resulting in Sheikh's death. Constable Biswajit Das sustained a leg injury during a raid to arrest Sheikh on Friday, following his release on bail in one of the cases.",
  "summary": "Criminal Ratan Sheikh was charged 36 criminal cases in Bengal's Birbhum district and had opene dfire at a police constable two days ago.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ratan Sheikh, with criminal history, killed in police encounter",
    "Sheikh fired at cop during arrest two days ago",
    "Fifth encounter in 6 months since BJP power in May"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Fifth encounter in 5 months as criminal who injured cop killed in Bengal’s Birbhum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/fifth-encounter-in-5-months-as-criminal-who-injured-cop-killed-in",
        "published": "2026-11-15T13:37:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}