Bhubaneswar: A man wanted by police in several criminal cases was nabbed here in the early hours of Thursday after a brief encounter, an officer said.
The man identified as Raghu Biswal sustained a bullet injury in the encounter with a team of Mancheswar police station and was admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack for treatment, said Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Prateek Singh.
Acting on information that two suspected anti-social elements are roaming near the Bali Jatra ground here on a bike, a team of cops from Mancheswar police station rushed to the spot at about 3am, the DCP said.
The police team detected two persons on a bike. When it approached them to verify their identities, they tried to escape towards the Nandankanan side but police chased them and one of them opened fire on the police team near Bali Jatra Padia (ground), Singh said.
In self-defence, the police team returned the fire and in the exchange of fire, one of the accused sustained bullet injuries in his leg while another managed to escape from the spot, the DCP said.
Later, the injured was identified as Raghu Biswal. After giving him first aid treatment at Capital Hospital, he has been shifted to SCB Medical College, Cuttack. However, Raghu’s close associate Punia Nayak, escaped from the spot during the exchange of fire. Efforts are on to trace him, Singh said.
The DCP said that at least 10 cases including robbery, loot, extortion and dacoity, are pending against Raghu in several police stations in Bhubaneswar.
Recently, Biswal had snatched a chain from a woman, who was seriously injured in the incident.
PTI