Bengaluru, April 14 -- The police on Sunday shot a 35-year-old man, on the run for the murder of a five-year-old girl, in Hubballi district of Karnataka, hours after locals in the area held protests over the incident. The police are also probing if the girl was assaulted before she was killed.

The accused, identified as Patna-resident Ritesh Kumar, attacked the police personnel who proceeded to arrest him after a search, Hubballi-Dharwad police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said. As the police retaliated, Ritesh was shot and died during treatment at a hospital, the officer said.

"The police laid a trap to apprehend the suspect. After receiving information about his hiding place, the officers proceeded to arrest him. Ritesh Kumar assaulted...