India, April 13 -- A man accused of kidnapping and murdering a five-year-old girl in Karnataka's Hubballi was killed in an encounter with the police on Sunday, Hubballi Dharwad police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said.

The official stated that the accused had attempted to assault the police and thrown stones at them, prompting one of the officers to fire two rounds.

"The accused was taken to the hospital for medical treatment, where he was later declared dead," Kumar said.

The recent development came hours after the victim was kidnapped and killed by the man, the police said.

The incident occurred at the Ashok Nagar police station limits, and the body was found in an abandoned building.

Though there are reports of sexual assault, poli...